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Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they
think laughable.
Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they
think laughable.
I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching read more
I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star.
I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far;
for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.
If wisdom were offered me with the provision that I should keep it shut
up and refrain from declaring it, read more
If wisdom were offered me with the provision that I should keep it shut
up and refrain from declaring it, I should refuse. There's no delight in
owning anything unshared.
A miser and a liar bargain quickly.
A miser and a liar bargain quickly.
Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison.
Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison.
Nothing is so contagious as an example. We never do great
or great evil without bringing about more of the read more
Nothing is so contagious as an example. We never do great
or great evil without bringing about more of the same on the part of
others.
I think and that is all that I am.
I think and that is all that I am.
If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because read more
If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life, and there's going to be a life after tennis that's a lot longer than your tennis life.
The soul is that which denies the body. For example, that which refuses to run when the body trembles, to read more
The soul is that which denies the body. For example, that which refuses to run when the body trembles, to strike when the body is angry, to drink when the body is thirsty. - Definitions, 1953.
