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Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.
Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.
Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look read more
Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.
A good composer does not imitate; he steals.
A good composer does not imitate; he steals.
Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is read more
Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.
While intelligent people can often simplify the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.
While intelligent people can often simplify the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.
The wisest man is generally he who thinks himself the least so.
The wisest man is generally he who thinks himself the least so.
Foolproof systems do not take into account the ingenuity of fools.
Foolproof systems do not take into account the ingenuity of fools.
