I had never seen a prison, nor had I even imagined one, but there is a racial memory in man that instinctively knows of these things. The architecture of misery has an unmistakable look and feel about it.

Bryce Courtenay


Aller à la citation


Never take advice from a donkey.

Bryce Courtenay

Mots clés advice



Aller à la citation


The power of one is above all things the power to believe in yourself, ofen well beyond any latent ability you may have previously demonstrated. The mind is the athlete, the body is simply the means it uses to run faster or longer, jump higher, shoot straighter, kick better, swim harder, hit further, or box better.

Bryce Courtenay


Aller à la citation


Good conversational debate is an end in itself, and talking for the love of conversation is what makes us human.

Bryce Courtenay


Aller à la citation


In teaching me independence of thought, they had given me the greatest gift an adult can give to a child besides love, and they had given me that also.

Bryce Courtenay


Aller à la citation


As is so often the case with a legend, every incident has two possible interpretations, the plausible and the one that is molded to suit the making of the myth. Man is a romantic at heart and will always put aside dull, plodding reason for the excitement of an enigma. As Doc had pointed out, mystery, not logic, is what gives us hope and keeps us believing in a force greater than our own insignificance.

Bryce Courtenay


Aller à la citation


When men can be made to hope, then they can be made to win.

Bryce Courtenay


Aller à la citation


First with the head, then with the heart, you'll be ahead from the start.

Bryce Courtenay


Aller à la citation


Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed. Courage is what makes you do it.

Bryce Courtenay

Mots clés courage pride self-confidence



Aller à la citation


what is a german? to say a man is a german, what is that? does it tell you if he is a good man? or a bad man? no, my friend, it tells you nothing about a man to say he is german. a man must think what he is inside. what he is on the outside, how can this matter?

Bryce Courtenay


Aller à la citation


« ; premier précédent
Page 2 de 7.
suivant dernier » ;

©gutesprueche.com

Data privacy

Imprint
Contact
Wir benutzen Cookies

Diese Website verwendet Cookies, um Ihnen die bestmögliche Funktionalität bieten zu können.

OK Ich lehne Cookies ab