“Every act of will is an act of self-limitation. To desire action is to desire limitation. In that sense, every act is an act of self-sacrifice. When you choose anything, you reject everything else”
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“Every act of will is an act of self-limitation. To desire action is to desire limitation. In that sense, every act is an act of self-sacrifice. When you choose anything, you reject everything else”
“A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others”
“You would be surprised how hard it often is to translate an action into thought”
“Stupidity gets up early; that is why events are accustomed to happening in the morning.”
“Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever puts one down without the feeling of disappointment.”
“The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good”
“Vision without action is a daydream. Action without a vision is a nightmare.”
“One can only learn his powers of action by action, and his powers of thought by thinking”
“A man always has two reasons for doing anything, a good reason and the real reason.”
“There is no object that we see, no action that we do, no good that we enjoy, no evil that we feel of fear, but we may make some spiritual advantage of all”