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Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak
ones.
Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak
ones.
The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
[Lat., Les delicats sont malheureux,
Rien ne saurait les read more
The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
[Lat., Les delicats sont malheureux,
Rien ne saurait les satisfaire.]
Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for read more
Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for its ovations.
He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his
father.
[Fr., Est bien fou read more
He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his
father.
[Fr., Est bien fou du cerveau
Qui pretend contenter tout le monde et son pere.]
In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather read more
In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of thousands of people.
He [Moliere] pleases every one but can not please himself.
[Fr., Il plait a tout le monde et ne read more
He [Moliere] pleases every one but can not please himself.
[Fr., Il plait a tout le monde et ne saurait se plaire.]
Don’t clap I’m not a jazz band for Christ’s sake.
Don’t clap I’m not a jazz band for Christ’s sake.
One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.
One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.
