J. Hawes quotes and words of wisdom

"We are often able because we think we are able."
Found in the topic Evil.

"Aim at the sun, and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if aimed at an object on a level with yourself."
Found in the topic Aim.

"A good character is, in all cases, the fruit of personal exertion. It is not inherited from parents; it is not created by external advantages; it is no necessary appendage of birth, wealth, talents, or station; but it is the result of one"s own endeavors?the fruit and reward of good principles manifested in a course of virtuous and honorable action."
Found in the topic Character.

"A good name is seldom regained. When character is gone, all is gone, and one of the richest jewels of life is lost forever."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

Interesting Quotes

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.Niels Bohr - Danish physicist (1885 - 1962)

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.Groucho Marx - US comedian with Marx Brothers (1890 - 1977)