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To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.
To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.
If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.
If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.
Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the
ground finished; but that part which soars toward read more
Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the
ground finished; but that part which soars toward heaven, the
turrets and the spires, forever incomplete.
They love, they hate, but cannot do without him.
They love, they hate, but cannot do without him.
Only the mediocre are always at their best!
Only the mediocre are always at their best!
So well she acted all and every part
By turns--with that vivacious versatility,
Which many people take read more
So well she acted all and every part
By turns--with that vivacious versatility,
Which many people take for want of heart.
They err--'tis merely what is call'd mobility,
A thing of temperament and not of art,
Though seeming so, from its supposed facility;
And false--though true; for surely they're sincerest
Who are strongly acted on by what is nearest.
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of read more
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
