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If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. You may read more
If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. You may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.
A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people read more
A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.
I quote others in order to better express myself.
I quote others in order to better express myself.
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to read more
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
Learning how to learn is life's most important skill.
Learning how to learn is life's most important skill.
Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that read more
Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. Her life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains far beyond yours. Were it otherwise, she would never have been able to find these words.
Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.
Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.
A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.
A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.
Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.
Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.
