It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom.
We learn [such literature] not for life but for classtime.
Non vitae sed scholae discimus.
You have no enemies, you say?
Alas, my friend, the boast is poor.
He who has mingled in the fray
Of duty, that the brave endure,
Must have made foes. If you have none
Small is the work that you have done.
You`ve hit no traitor on the hip,
You`ve dashed no cup from perjured lip,
You`ve never turned the wrong to right,
You`ve been a coward in the fight.
Overconfidence is poison, but confidence becomes power.
I apologize, brother. There is no power in love. Forgiveness makes you weak. Family makes you weak. If I want to win this war, I have to do it alone.
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.”
— Skaters are really stupid. It's not like you get money from this, or like you get praised by society. If you have one slip, you get a bad injury, but you can't stop it. You have to say you're stupid to do so.
— You say it like you're having fun.
— I'm stupid, too! "S" is simply competing to see who is more of an idiot.
— Then, am I an idiot, too?
— A huge idiot! You're an idiot. Making friends, fights, making up... You end up doing everything through skateboarding.