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«A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.»
«It is my firm belief that I have a link with the past and a responsibility to the future. I cannot give up. I cannot despair. There's a whole future, generations to come. I have to keep trying.»
Author: King Hussein | About: Future, Generations, Past | Keywords: firm, generations, link
«Character is the firm foundation stone upon which one must build to win respect. Just as no worthy building can be erected on a weak foundation, so no lasting reputation worthy of respect can be built on a weak character.»
«'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.»
«Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.»
«Build today, then strong and sure, With a firm and ample base; And ascending and secure. Shall tomorrow find its place.»
«He who has a firm will molds the world to himself.»
«Conscience and cowardice are really the same things. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm. That is all.»
«Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath?»
«It is meant that noble minds keep ever with their likes; for who is so firm that cannot be seduced»