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Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.
Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.
Hatred can be overcome only by love.
Hatred can be overcome only by love.
When we blame, we give away our power.
When we blame, we give away our power.
People of substance may sin without being exposed for their stolen pleasure; but servants and the poorer sort of women read more
People of substance may sin without being exposed for their stolen pleasure; but servants and the poorer sort of women have seldom an opportunity of concealing a big belly, or at least the consequences of it.
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, read more
They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that by persistence and patience something worthwhile will be realized. Thus talent is a species of vigor.
That only is a disgrace to a man which he has deserved to suffer.
[Lat., Id demum est homini read more
That only is a disgrace to a man which he has deserved to suffer.
[Lat., Id demum est homini turpe, quod meruit pati.]
