13 Followers
The hardest victory is over self.
It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.
All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.
Pompeii, Italy — Frozen in time by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, Pompeii is the most remarkable archaeological site in Europe. Entire streets, bakeries, brothels, temples, and homes survive — along with the haunting plaster casts of the victims caught in the moment of destruction. It offers an unmatched window into Roman daily life.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Cowardice asks the question: is it safe? Expediency asks the question: is it politic? Vanity asks the question: is it popular? But conscience asks the question: is it right.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.