"The Canadian spirit is cautious, observant and critical where the American is assertive."

-- V. S. Pritchett

#Spirit Quotes #Assertive Quotes #Cautious Quotes

“A cunning woman is her own mistress because she confides in no one. She who deceives others anticipates deceit, and guards herself.”
“What starting your company means: you will lose your stable income, your right to apply for a leave of absence, and your right to get a bonus. However, it also means your income will no longer be limited, you will use your time more effectively, and you will no longer need to beg for favours from people anymore.”
“Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. Im pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.”
“Remember, nobody can make another person fall asleep. How to relax and let sleep come is a skill your child, like everybody else, must learn all by herself.”

Source : Magda Gerber (1998). “Dear Parent: Caring for Infants with Respect”
“If you are aware of your humility, then you are arrogant.”
“The corruption of freedom is in proportion to the moral deterioration of the people. For a people who have lost their sense of self-respect have no need for freedom. And the income tax, by transferring the property of earners to the State, has disintegrated the moral fiber of Americans to such a degree that they do not even recognize the fact.”

Source : Frank Chodorov (2007). “Income Tax: Root of All Evil”, p.75, Ludwig von Mises Institute
“Fear is energy which contracts, closes down, draws in, runs, hides, hoards, harms. Love is the energy which expands, opens up, sends out, stays, reveals, shares, HEALS.”
“The person who sees the difficulties so clearly that he does not discern the possibilities cannot inspire a vision in others.”

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