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The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we read more
The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do.
'He means well' is useless unless he does well.
'He means well' is useless unless he does well.
With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a read more
With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.
To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.
If I have made an appointment with you, I owe you punctuality, I have no right to throw away your read more
If I have made an appointment with you, I owe you punctuality, I have no right to throw away your time, if I do my own
Tsze-Kung asked, "Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life?" The Master read more
Tsze-Kung asked, "Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life?" The Master said, "Is not Reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others
We Barbie dolls are not supposed to behave the way I do.
We Barbie dolls are not supposed to behave the way I do.
Nothing happens by itself... it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come read more
Nothing happens by itself... it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions.
At the time, my grandparents told my mom, "Lordy, what is Shannen doing?" Now I've calmed down. [on her reputation read more
At the time, my grandparents told my mom, "Lordy, what is Shannen doing?" Now I've calmed down. [on her reputation for bad behavior].