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If you can't excell with talent, triumph with effort.
If you can't excell with talent, triumph with effort.
The cure for admiring the house of lords is to go and look at it.
The cure for admiring the house of lords is to go and look at it.
He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.
He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.
My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have read more
I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.
Good questions outrank easy answers.
Good questions outrank easy answers.
Thinking more than others about our own thoughts is not self-centeredness. It means that if asked what's on our mind, read more
Thinking more than others about our own thoughts is not self-centeredness. It means that if asked what's on our mind, we are less likely to mention being aware of the world around us, and more likely to mention our inner reflections. But we are less likely to mention thinking about other people.
