The active part of man consists of powerful instincts, some of which are gentle and continuous; others violent and short; some baser, some nobler, and all necessary.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Man is by nature competitive, combative, ambitious, jealous, envious, and vengeful.
Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends.
A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense of fear of any kind is really a free, a peaceful man.
The mind as well as the body must be not only strong but well disciplined in order to act with promptness and vigor in new and untried situations. It is hard to turn men's minds from the old and deeply worn channels in which they have long been flowing.
A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires.
Man is a special being, and if left to himself, in an isolated condition, would be one of the weakest creatures; but associated with his kind, he works wonders.
Our aggression is a deep instinct which survives in all kinds of manifestations in modern man.
A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, Nothing else.
Action is the highest perfection and drawing forth of the utmost power, vigor, and activity of man's nature.
Two things control men's nature, instinct and experience.