to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.
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That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.
True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.
Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't cross a chasm
in two small jumps.
Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't cross a chasm
in two small jumps.
The only yardstick for success our society has is being a champion. No one remembers anything else.
The only yardstick for success our society has is being a champion. No one remembers anything else.
Silence is as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unhewn marble of a great sculpture.
Silence is as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unhewn marble of a great sculpture.
The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears.
The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears.
Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.
Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.
There is no such thing as happiness, only lesser shades of melancholy.
There is no such thing as happiness, only lesser shades of melancholy.
