“A strong will deals with the hard facts of life as a sculptor with his marbles, making them facile and yielding to his purposes, and conquering their stubbornness by a greater stubbornness in himself.” HardFactsPurposeStrongDealsGreaterConquerWillpowerMarbleFacts Of LifeSculptorsStubbornnessStrong Will Author:Christian Nestell Bovee
“The capabilities (intellectual and material) of contemporary society are immeasurably greater than ever before - which means that the scope of society's domination over the individual is immeasurably greater than ever before. Our society distinguishes itself by conquering the centrifugal social forces with Technology rather than Terror, on the dual basis of an overwhelming efficiency and an increasing standard of living.” MeanIndividualForceSocialTechnologyGreaterMaterialsIntellectualStandardsBasesTerrorContemporaryConquerOur SocietyOverwhelmingCapabilityEfficiencyDominationScopeStandards Of LivingContemporary Society Author:Herbert Marcuse
“We must have faith during the period of our grief. We think that our afflictions will be greater than we can bear, but we do not know the strength of our own hearts, nor the power of God. He knows all. He knows every folding of the heart and also the extent of the sorrow that he inflicts. What we think will overwhelm us entirely only subdues and conquers our pride. Our renewed spirit rises from its subjugation with a celestial strength and consolation.” ThinkingKnowsHeartSpiritGriefGreaterPrideBearsPeriodsSorrowConquerHave FaithAfflictionConsolationCelestialPower Of GodSubjugationFolding Author:Francois Fenelon
“We cannot conquer fate and necessity, yet we can yield to them in such a manner as to be greater than if we could.” IfsGreaterFateAcceptanceConquerYieldResignation Book:Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor Source: Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor
“Well, gentlemen, do you believe in the possibility of aerial locomotion by machines heavier than air? ... You ask yourselves doubtless if this apparatus, so marvellously adapted for aerial locomotion, is susceptible of receiving greater speed. It is not worth while to conquer space if we cannot devour it. I wanted the air to be a solid support to me, and it is. I saw that to struggle against the wind I must be stronger than the wind, and I am.” IfsBelieveWellsWantedAsksSpaceSupportStruggleSawsGreaterAirPossibilityWindMachinesStrongerSpeedConquerGentlemanAviationReceivingPredictionsAdaptedSusceptible Author:Jules Verne
“It seems to me that society usually wins. There are, to be sure, free spirits in the world, but their freedom, in the last analysis, is not much greater than that of a canary in a cage. They may leap from perch to perch; they may bathe and guzzle at their will; they may flap their wings and sing. But they are still in the cage, and soon or late it conquers them.” WorldMayStillsSeemsLastsSpiritWinningGreaterLateWingsConquerAnalysisLeapCagesFree SpiritCanaries Author:H. L. Mencken