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Forget the times of your distress, but never forget what they taught you.
Forget the times of your distress, but never forget what they taught you.
The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.
The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.
It is not the facts which guide the conduct of men, but their opinions about facts; which may be entirely read more
It is not the facts which guide the conduct of men, but their opinions about facts; which may be entirely wrong. We can only make them right by discussion.
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.
An unexamined life is not worth living.
An unexamined life is not worth living.
Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.
Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.
The hunger and thirst for knowledge, the keen delight in the chase, the good humored willingness to admit that the read more
The hunger and thirst for knowledge, the keen delight in the chase, the good humored willingness to admit that the scent was false, the eager desire to get on with the work, the cheerful resolution to go back and begin again, the broad good sense, the unaffected modesty, the imperturbable temper, the gratitude for any little help that was given -- all these will remain in my memory though I cannot paint them for others.
I bring to my life a certain amount of mess.
I bring to my life a certain amount of mess.
Everything has been figured out, except how to live.
Everything has been figured out, except how to live.
