We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it—and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove lid again—and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one any more.
Courage is a resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.
- Topic: Courage, Fear
- Location: Arches National Park
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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When whole races and peoples conspire to propagate gigantic mute lies in the interest of tyrannies and shams, why should we care anything about the trifling lies told by individuals?
A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than they need.
Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.
Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really man it.
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The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.
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Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.
