Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.

Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.

If you can learn from hard knocks, you can also learn from soft touches. - Mannequin: My Life as a read more

If you can learn from hard knocks, you can also learn from soft touches. - Mannequin: My Life as a Model.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment.

Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment.

He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.

He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.

A good composer does not imitate; he steals.

A good composer does not imitate; he steals.

Every fool finds a greater one to admire them.

Every fool finds a greater one to admire them.

He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.

He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.

Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a read more

Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a die-hard whose identity is lost in the shuffle, "I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.".