The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, to a certain extent, to communicate his misery. He frightens other people as much as they frighten him. He acts like a damper upon the whole room, and the most jovial spirits become, in his presence, depressed and nervous.
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Half the work that is done in this world is to make things appear what they are not.
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In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind.
It costs to be stupid. The stupider you are, the more it costs.
It costs to be stupid. The stupider you are, the more it costs.
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The two most abundant things in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.
Shyness is just egotism out of its depth.
Shyness is just egotism out of its depth.
No rest is worth anything except the rest that is earned.
No rest is worth anything except the rest that is earned.
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Pro football gave me a good perspective. When I entered the political arena, I had already been booed, cheered, cut, sold, traded, and hung in effigy.
the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective
the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective
