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The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't
know anything about.
The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't
know anything about.
Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep read more
Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep at first; but when the heights are reached, then there is ease, though grievously hard in the winning. - Works and Days.
Every time I try to define a perfectly stable person, I am appalled by the dullness of that person.
Every time I try to define a perfectly stable person, I am appalled by the dullness of that person.
The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become.
The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become.
Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.
Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
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.
Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.
Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.
A transcendent being can be any miracle.
A transcendent being can be any miracle.
