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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.
Only the mediocre are always at their best!
Only the mediocre are always at their best!
No, when the fight begins within himself,
A man's worth something.
No, when the fight begins within himself,
A man's worth something.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
Genteel in personage,
Conduct, and equipage;
Noble by heritage,
Generous and free.
Genteel in personage,
Conduct, and equipage;
Noble by heritage,
Generous and free.
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree read more
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is read more
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
If we are forced, at every hour, to watch or listen to horrible events, this constant stream of ghastly impressions read more
If we are forced, at every hour, to watch or listen to horrible events, this constant stream of ghastly impressions will deprive even the most delicate among us of all respect for humanity.
If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.
If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.
