The great liability of the engineer compared to men of other professions is that his works are out in the open where all can see them. His acts, step by step, are in hard substance. He cannot bury his mistakes in the grave like the doctors. He cannot argue them into thin air or blame the judge like the lawyers.
Copy QuoteThe heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.
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Copy Quote View & ShareCould a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?
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