#wit

The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

#attack #courage #dangers #endure #principal

When I started this project, I was a young architect. I was very apprehensive about any changes to the design. Whether I wanted to or not, I learned that you can accept some changes to its form without compromising its intent. But it's a leap of faith that I didn't want to make initially - to put it mildly. ↗

— Michael Arad

#accept #any #apprehensive #architect #changes

One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying. ↗

— Joan of Arc

#believe #dying #fate #life #live

Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. ↗

— Hannah Arendt

#defining #error #meaning #reveals #storytelling

With reference to other religions, the Church sees a great difference between them and herself. The other religions are expressions of the human soul seeking God, with some beautiful spiritual insights, but also not without errors. Christianity is rather God seeking humanity. ↗

— Francis Arinze

#beautiful #between #christianity #church #difference

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness. ↗

— Aristotle

#great #great genius #madness #mixture #without

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. ↗

— Aristotle

#commanded #fear #gained #i #i do

There was never a genius without a tincture of madness. ↗

— Aristotle

#madness #never #without

My own view would be to let Saddam bluster, let him rant and rave all he wants. As long as he behaves himself within his own borders, we should not be addressing any attack or resources against him. ↗

— Dick Armey

#against #any #attack #behaves #borders

There's an honesty in our family - my kids and I are able to talk about things without me putting the fear of God into them. ↗

— Billie Joe Armstrong

#about #family #fear #god #honesty