The World Motivation
These people are very unskilled in arms... with 50 men they could all be subjected and made to do all that one wished.
“These people are very unskilled in arms... with 50 men they could all be subjected and made to do all that one wished.”
These people are very unskilled in arms... with 50 men they could all be subjected and made to do all that one wished.
I ordered each man to be presented with something, as strings of ten or a dozen glass beads apiece, and thongs of leather, all which they estimated highly; those which came on board I directed should be fed with molasses.
I saw a boy of the crew purchasing javelins of them with bits of platters and broken glass.
By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.
Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there.
Men are different. When they are in love they may also have other girlfriends.
Inconsistency is the only thing in which men are consistent.
A bachelor is a guy who never made the same mistake once.
Our representative democracy is not working because the Congress that is supposed to represent the voters does not respond to their needs. I believe the chief reason for this is that it is ruled by a small group of old men.
The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.