When to Fight

"If you will not fight for right when you can win easily without bloodshed you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves."
--Winston Churchill

Tyranny Conquered

“Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”
--Thomas Paine

Shoot Your Way Out

“You can easily vote your way into socialism, but your grandchildren will have to shoot their way out.”
--Unknown

Judge of Character

“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.”
--James D. Miles

Gain Easily

“Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.”
--Socrates

Easily Irritated

“If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?”
--Jalal ad-Din Rumi

Afraid of Light

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”
--Unknown (misattributed to Plato)

 

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What Is Impossible

“Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius.”
--Henri-Frédéric Amiel