Firm quotes and words of wisdom |  | "As solid as the ground we stand on." | |  | Proverb
| | | "But of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send, Save me, oh,
save me, from the candid friend." | | | George Canning
| | | "Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of
character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius
wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies." | | | Philip Dormer Shanhope, Lord Chesterfield
| | | "Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able
to act with vigor in what they ought to do." | | | Mencius
| | | "Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for
nothing." | | | Alexander Hamilton
| | | "The purpose firm is equal to the deed." | | | Edward Young
| | | "True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm
resolve of virtue and reason." | | | Alfred North Whitehead
|
Interesting Quotes
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.Douglas Adams - English humorist & science fiction novelist (1952 - 2001)
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.Reinhold Niebuhr - US Protestant theologian (1892 - 1971)
|
|
|