Without being forgiven, released from the consequences of what we have done, our capacity to act would ... be confined to one sing...le deed from which we could never recover; we would remain the victims of its consequences forever, not unlike the sorcerer's apprentice who lacked the magic formula to break the spell.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Captivating the spirit of the age is a matter of great talent; being swept away by it characterizes an average mind. The two are a...s different from one another as activity and passivity.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Do not be deceived! The busiest people harbor the greatest weariness, their restlessness is weakness--they no longer have the capa...city for waiting and idleness.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The tragedy of bold, forthright, industrious people is that they act so continuously without much thinking, that it becomes dry an...d empty.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »