"Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life."
― Samuel Butler
Topic(s):
Strength
More From Samuel Butler
- "Men should not try to overstrain their goodness more than any other faculty, bodily or mental."
- "Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there is money or the want of money, but money is always on the brain so long as there is a brain in reasonable order."
- "The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money, and his religious opinions."
More In Strength
- "Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength."― Charles Spurgeon
- "Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those they destine for their tools the exact quality of strength that matters for their work."― Joseph Conrad
- "We all know that girls who compete in sports perform better in school, are physically healthier and have a stronger self-esteem."― Louise Slaughter