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Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
If you load responsibility on a man unworthy of it he will always betray himself.
If you load responsibility on a man unworthy of it he will always betray himself.
There are lots of people who cannot think seriously without injuring their minds.
There are lots of people who cannot think seriously without injuring their minds.
Only the spoon knows what is stirring in the pot.
Only the spoon knows what is stirring in the pot.
When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'.
When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'.
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
If at first you don't succeed; you are running about average.
If at first you don't succeed; you are running about average.
Responsibility is what awaits outside the Eden of Creativity.
Responsibility is what awaits outside the Eden of Creativity.
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.
