Darkness was a presence. I learned to see in it, I learned to see through it, and I learned to see the darkness of my own.
We live in a society where mutual respect and appreciation should be considered one of the pillars of modern life.
Even now I remember those pictures, like pictures in a storybook one loved as a child. Radiant meadows, mountains vaporous in the trembling distance; leaves ankle-deep on a gusty autumn road; bonfires...
Even if it's not appreciated, do your best. Integrity will take you further than acknowledgement.
You say you love rain, but you use an umbrella to walk under it. You say you love sun, but you seek shelter when it is shining. You say you love wind, but when it comes you close your windows. So that...
Those that dare not to dream big are cowards, for they fear to expose the already great potentials embedded inside of them.
It is still cheating, even if nobody comes.
When efforts that are wisely executed, the situation and condition don't affect the performance.
In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.
Keep an eye on your responses. Strong responses are about you more than them.
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.