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It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.
It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.
The face of Garbo is an Idea, that of Hepburn an Event.
The face of Garbo is an Idea, that of Hepburn an Event.
The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority.
The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority.
And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.
Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.
There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there read more
There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such flatterer as is a man's self.
Learning is not compulsory but neither is survival.
Learning is not compulsory but neither is survival.
They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. A man is too read more
They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. A man is too apt to forget that in this world he cannot have everything. A choice is all that is left to him. Better bend than break. Never swap horses while crossing a stream.Why not upset the apple cart? If you don't, the apples will rot anyway. There is never time to do it right, but there is always time to do it over. Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. Fail to plan, plan to fail. -Carl W. Buechner.
A lie told often enough becomes truth.
A lie told often enough becomes truth.