“The greatest of all warriors in the siege of Troy
had not the pre-eminence because nature had given strength and he carried the
largest bow, but because self-discipline had taught him how to bend it.”—U.S.
Senator, statesman and orator Daniel Webster (1782-1852) quoted in The
World’s Laconics: or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors, edited by
Everard Berkeley (1853)Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Quote of the Day (Daniel Webster, on Self-Discipline)
“The greatest of all warriors in the siege of Troy
had not the pre-eminence because nature had given strength and he carried the
largest bow, but because self-discipline had taught him how to bend it.”—U.S.
Senator, statesman and orator Daniel Webster (1782-1852) quoted in The
World’s Laconics: or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors, edited by
Everard Berkeley (1853)
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