Posted by: Cheope
in Quotes & Aphorisms (Wisdom)
For man is man and master of his fate.
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For man is man and master of his fate.
I believe a wise man only when I've heard him say three times " I doubt " and twice " I don't know ".
A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
What slips from knowledge is what to us is the most precious.
"He was just a coward and that was the worst luck any many could have.
Writers are forged in injustice as a sword is forged.
But man is not made for defeat, he said. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.
The silence that accepts merit as the most natural thing in the world is the highest applause.
Hitch your wagon to a star.