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Trust, but verify.
Trust, but verify.
Temperance is a bridle of gold.
Temperance is a bridle of gold.
Look alive. Here comes a buzzard.
Look alive. Here comes a buzzard.
You can always draw as well as you know how to. I flatter myself that I feel more than I read more
You can always draw as well as you know how to. I flatter myself that I feel more than I express on canvas; but I know that is not so.
Good men prefer to be accountable.
Good men prefer to be accountable.
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.
Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, read more
Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, not nature.
Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life.
Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life.
The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.
The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.
