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It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.
It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.
For me, elegance is not to pass unnoticed but to get to the very soul of what one is.
For me, elegance is not to pass unnoticed but to get to the very soul of what one is.
If you will discipline yourself to make your mind self-sufficient you will thereby be least vulnerable to injury from the read more
If you will discipline yourself to make your mind self-sufficient you will thereby be least vulnerable to injury from the outside.
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.
Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than read more
Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.
Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.
Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.
He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.
He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.
I don't understand complicated problems. I only understand simple ones.
I don't understand complicated problems. I only understand simple ones.
Why fools are endowed by nature with voices so much louder than sensible people possess is a mystery. It is read more
Why fools are endowed by nature with voices so much louder than sensible people possess is a mystery. It is a fact emphasized throughout history.