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Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it do singe yourself.Speaker: William ShakespearePosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 8:11 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment!
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it do singe yourself.
The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile. One secret act of self-denial, one sacrifice of inclination to do is worth all of the good thoughts, warm feelings, and passionate prayers in which idle men indulge themselves.