I had a vision with which I might have saved my people, but I had not the strength to do it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
But I think I have done right to save the vision in this way, even though I may die sooner because I did it; for I know the meaning of the vision is wise and beautiful and good; and you can see that I am only a pitiful old man after all.
And if the great fear had not come upon me, as it did, and forced me to do my duty, I might have been less good to the people than some man who had never dreamed at all, even with the memory of so great a vision in me.
When I lost the sight of my eye and faced the prospect of going blind, my sight was saved by the NHS.
There have been situations where the people you're around have one vision for you, and it's like trying on a jacket that doesn't fit.
At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
I think I have told you, but if I have not, you must have understood, that a man who has a vision is not able to use the power of it until after he has performed the vision on earth for the people to see.
When you meet someone with a vision, you have to give them a shot and an opportunity to see what they can do.
When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid.
When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.
Vision is perhaps our greatest strength... it has kept us alive to the power and continuity of thought through the centuries, it makes us peer into the future and lends shape to the unknown.