"A good shot must necessarily be a good man since the essence of good marksmanship is self-control and self-control is the essential quality of a good man."

-- Theodore Roosevelt

#Men Quotes #Self Quotes #Essence Quotes

“That sounds terrific, thought Cary, just you, your comatose wife your shell-shocked son, and your daughter who hates your guts. Not to mention that your two kids may be in love with each other. Yeah, that sounds like a perfect family reunion.”
“When you begin your transcendental training, focusing your best efforts, without attachment to outcomes, you will understand the peaceful warrior's way.”
“Reputation is what others think about you. What's far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.”
“A woman flees from temptation, but a man just crawls away from it in the cheerful hope that it may overtake him.”
“Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second one.”
“I believe it is wrong to undermine public safety, and indeed public confidence in the concept of human rights, by allowing highly dangerous criminals and terrorists to trump the rights of the people of Britain to live in security and peace”
“Shallow breathing is the root of all evil but conscious deep breathing restores and secures our souls.”
“When the uniqueness of a place sings to us like a melody, then we will know, at last, what it means to be home”

Source : Paul Gruchow (1988). “The Necessity of Empty Places”

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