“Strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them. Even with the violence of emotion, judgment and principle must still function like a ship’s compass, which records the slightest variations however rough the sea.”
—On War (1832) by Carl von Clausewitz
August 2009
“Exhaust the little moment.
Soon it dies.
And be it gash or gold it will not come
Again in this identical guise.” —Annie Allen (1949) by Gwendolyn Brooks
Soon it dies.
And be it gash or gold it will not come
Again in this identical guise.” —Annie Allen (1949) by Gwendolyn Brooks
“He, who will not reason, is a bigot; he, who cannot, is a fool; and he, who dares not, is a slave.”
—William Drummond of Hawthornden
“He, who will not reason, is a bigot; he, who cannot, is a fool; and he, who dares not, is a slave.”
—William Drummond of Hawthornden
“For all that has been
Thanks.
For all that shall be
Yes.” —Markings (1964), Dag Hammarskjöld
Thanks.
For all that shall be
Yes.” —Markings (1964), Dag Hammarskjöld
