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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Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.
Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.
Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech.
Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech.
Never deprive someone of hope; it may be all they have.
Never deprive someone of hope; it may be all they have.
At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.
At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.
Success, or failure, very often arrives on wings that seem mysterious to us.
Success, or failure, very often arrives on wings that seem mysterious to us.
If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.
If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.
A rumor without a leg to stand on will get around some other way.
A rumor without a leg to stand on will get around some other way.
Character is the sum and total of a person's choices.
Character is the sum and total of a person's choices.
The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely well, without attending to appearance.
The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely well, without attending to appearance.
