Quotes About Commitment

The best work is done with the heart breaking, or overflowing.

Para un buen matrimonio hay que enamorarse muchas veces, siempre de la misma persona.

In the desperation of the oncoming abyss, one may desire hope for its avoidance of reality; but hopelessness embraces the reality, recognizing that commitment to liberative principles is what defines our very humanity.

What is required for the salvation of the center and for the creation of a just society is the radical commitment to be in solidarity with those who exist on the margins of society and to accompany them in their daily struggle.

For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the head, weakness in the stomach, and other inconveniences.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

Give me but that, and let the world rub, there I'll stick.

Drink moderately, for drunkenness neither keeps a secret, nor observes a promise

It is truer to say that martyrs create faith more than faith creates martyrs.

Martyrs create faith, faith does not create martyrs.

Cásate con la mujer que te quiera, aunque no la quieras tú. Es mejor casarte para que le conquisten a uno el amor que para conquistarlo.

Los hombres de palabra primero dicen una cosa y después la piensan, y por último la hacen, resulte bien o mal luego de pensada; los hombres de palabra no se rectifican ni se vuelven atrás de lo que una vez han dicho.

L'amore, con il solo amare, e senza operare null'altro, compie un'eroica fatica.

Pues decía que cuando uno se casa, si lo hace enamorado de veras, al principio no puede tocar el cuerpo de su mujer sin emberrenchinarse y encenderse en deseo carnal, pero que pasa tiempo, se acostumbra, y llega un día en que lo mismo le es tocar con la mano al muslo desnudo de su mujer que al propio muslo suyo; pero también entonces, si tuvieran que cortarle a su mujer el muslo, le dolería como si le cortasen el propio.

Y agrega que no puede haber mentalidad mas simple y mas córnea que la de un aficionado

Que mais de grandioso poderá levar você da vida?" A resposta é esta: deixei aqui a minha vida; que mais de grandioso poderia eu dar a El-Rei?

Não esperes nunca de mim que eu seja fiel a qualidades que não tenho. O que podes contar é com as que tenho, porque nessas não te falharei nunca.

Vra sa zica ti-i sot? — Da, mi-i sot. — S-acuma umbli dupa dansul? — Ce sa fac? Daca nu umbla el dupa mine, umblu eu dupa dansul.

Control over consciousness is not simply a cognitive skill. At least as much as intelligence, it requires the commitment of emotions and will. It is not enough to know how to do it; one must do it, consistently, in the same way as athletes or musicians who must keep practicing what they know in theory.

Painters must want to paint above all else. If the artist in front of the canvas begins to wonder how much he will sell it for, or what the critics will think of it, he won't be able to pursue original avenues. Creative achievements depend on single-minded immersion.

True, most married men are convinced that their lives are dedicated to the family, and from a material standpoint this might be true. But it takes more than food in the fridge and two cars in the garage to keep a family going.

Such individuals lead vigorous lives, are open to a variety of experiences, keep on learning until the day they die, and have strong ties and commitments to other people and to the environment in which they live. They enjoy whatever they do, even if tedious or difficult; they are hardly ever bored, and they can take in stride anything that comes their way. Perhaps their greatest strength is that they are in control of their lives.

Before investing great amounts of energy in a goal, it pays to raise the fundamental questions: Is this something I really want to do? Is it something I enjoy doing? Am I likely to enjoy it in the foreseeable future? Is the price that I—and others—will have to pay worth it? Will I be able to live with myself if I accomplish it?

from the Latin verb amare, "to love," referred to a person who loved what he was doing. Similarly a "dilettante," from the Latin delectare, "to find delight in