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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Dignity belongs to the conquered.
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True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by.
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The simplest explanation is that it doesn't make sense.
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When science discovers the center of the universe a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not it.
I don't get acting jobs because of my looks.
I don't get acting jobs because of my looks.
No one is entitled to the truth.
No one is entitled to the truth.
