Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write much as you would speak; speak as you think. If with your inferior, speak no coarser than usual; if with your superiors, no finer. Be what you say; and, within the rules of prudence, say what you are.
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The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you: you must acquire it.
Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you: you must acquire it.
The most wonderfully complex fictional character is much less complicated than the most boring actual person.
The most wonderfully complex fictional character is much less complicated than the most boring actual person.
The only pressure I'm under is the pressure I've put on myself.
The only pressure I'm under is the pressure I've put on myself.
But a stranger in a strange land, he is no one: men know him not-and to know not is to read more
But a stranger in a strange land, he is no one: men know him not-and to know not is to care not for.
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
It is not the facts which guide the conduct of men, but their opinions about facts; which may be entirely read more
It is not the facts which guide the conduct of men, but their opinions about facts; which may be entirely wrong. We can only make them right by discussion.
To reach a great height a person needs to have great depth.
To reach a great height a person needs to have great depth.
Had there been no difficulties and no thorns in the way, then man would have been in his primitive state read more
Had there been no difficulties and no thorns in the way, then man would have been in his primitive state and no progress made in civilization and mental culture.
