It is the restraint of patience that yields the magnificent in life.
Messages of instant gratification leads to a corrupt society
The 1789 Revolution had given the French a political script of unequalled drama. For the better part of the following century the temptation to reenact the play was irresistible.
Working hard denies oneself from instant gratification.
In other words, any act that rejects immediate gratification in favor of long-term grown, health, or integrity. Or, expressed another way, any act that derives from our high nature instead of our lowe...