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Passion costs me too much to bestow it on every trifle. (1640).
Passion costs me too much to bestow it on every trifle. (1640).
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.
You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.
He who awaits much can expect little.
He who awaits much can expect little.
You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel
when you come in contact with a new read more
You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel
when you come in contact with a new idea.
Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be
happy.
Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be
happy.
The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their
whole life in the hands of some other read more
The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their
whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method
of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists
solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.
I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful read more
I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.