Man never made any material ...

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.
Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.
 Bernard Williams

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
Don't settle in the land of barely enough. That is where you are, it is not who you are. That's your location, it's not your identity. No matter what it looks like, have an abundant mentality.
Everything in your life, every experience, every relationship is a mirror of the mental pattern that is going on inside of you.

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We must escape our illusions of correctness to understand the actions and beliefs of others.
 Bernard Williams
Sooner or later we all quote our mothers.
 Bernard Williams
There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
 Bernard Williams
Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.
 Bernard Williams
Few things move as quietly as the future.
 Bernard Williams