The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.
Achievement
Quotations by Plutarch
The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune. Plutarch
More Stories Like These
The term clinical depression finds its way into too many conversations these days. One has a sense that a catastrophe has occurred in the psychic landscape.
Author: Leonard CohenTheme: Depression, NatureWords: sense, finds, term, occurred, landscape
In Quotes
All a writer has to do to get a woman is to say he’s a writer. It’s an aphrodisiac. Saul Bellow
All a writer has to do to get a woman is to say he’s a writer. It’s an …
In Quotes
"I had found a kind of serenity, a new maturity… I didn’t feel better or stronger than anyone else but it seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not–more important now was for me to love them. Feeling that way turns your whole life around; living becomes the act of giving." – Beverly Sills
“I had found a kind of serenity, a new maturity… I didn’t feel better or stronger than anyone …
In Quotes
Hard work is the yeast that raises the dough Source Unknown
Hard work is the yeast that raises the doughWork, HardQuotations by Source Unknown
In Quotes
The American people abhor a vacuum. Theodore Roosevelt
The American people abhor a vacuum.AmericaQuotations by Theodore Roosevelt
In Quotes
Youth, with swift feet, walks onward in the way; the land of joy lies all before his eyes. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Youth, with swift feet, walks onward in the way; the land of joy lies all before his eyes.YouthQuotations …
In Quotes
Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper. George Orwell
Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper.NewspapersQuotations by George …
In Quotes
A good part — and definitely the most fun part — of being a feminist is about frightening men. Julie Burchill
A good part — and definitely the most fun part — of being a feminist is about frightening …
In Quotes
Dios tarda pero no olvida — God delays but doesn’t forget. Spanish Proverb
Dios tarda pero no olvida — God delays but doesn’t forget.PatienceQuotations by Spanish Proverb
In Quotes
I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot. Robert Green Ingersoll
I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot.Right and RightnessQuotations by Robert Green …