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No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he read more
No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.
Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.
Thought is, perhaps, the forerunner and even the mother of ideas, and ideas are the most powerful and the most read more
Thought is, perhaps, the forerunner and even the mother of ideas, and ideas are the most powerful and the most useful things in the world.
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
If I'd known I was gonna live this long. I'd have taken better care of myself. [Eubie Blake At Age read more
If I'd known I was gonna live this long. I'd have taken better care of myself. [Eubie Blake At Age 100].
Self-revelation is a cruel process. The real picture, the real "you" never emerges. Looking for it is as bewildering as read more
Self-revelation is a cruel process. The real picture, the real "you" never emerges. Looking for it is as bewildering as trying to know how you really look. Ten different mirrors show you ten different faces.
I don't get acting jobs because of my looks.
I don't get acting jobs because of my looks.
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.
Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down read more
Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
