The 'tide in the affairs of men' does not remain at the flood; it ebbs. We may cry out desperately for time to pause in her passage, but time is deaf to every plea and rushes on. Over the bleached bones and jumbled residue of numerous civilizations are written the pathetic words: 'Too late...'
Interpretation
Time is constantly moving forward, and we must act before opportunities are lost.
This quote reflects on the inevitability of time's passage and the importance of seizing opportunities while they present themselves. It illustrates how past civilizations have failed to act in time, leading to their downfall and emphasizes that procrastination can lead to regret and missed chances.
In practice
In a motivational speech about taking action when opportunities arise.
This business of burning human beings with napalm, of filling our nation's homes with orphans and widows, of injecting poisonous drugs of hate into veins of peoples normally humane, of sending men home from dark and bloody battlefields physically handicapped and psychologically deranged, cannot be reconciled with wisdom, justice and love.
Music is the best consolation for a despaired man
We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love.
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
Israel... is one of the great outpost of democracy in the world
One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam.
Only when we accept and forgive all that is or has been the good, the bad, and the ugly of our human lives can we get off the guilt trip and back into the flow. That means we must love our humanness and all of our failings; we must accept, learn from, and yes, even love our mistakes.
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.
It is evident that skepticism, while it makes no actual change in man, always makes him feel better.
Dad had a way of disarming people because he never really directly attacked them. He might attack a principle, but he never attacked the individual.
Always define WHAT you want to do with your life and WHAT you have to offer to the world, in terms of your favorite talents/gifts/skills-not in terms of a job-title.
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