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We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should read more
We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.
Good instincts usually tell you what to do before your head has figured it out.
Good instincts usually tell you what to do before your head has figured it out.
Tact is the art of making guests feel at home when that's really where you wish they were.
Tact is the art of making guests feel at home when that's really where you wish they were.
When we have begun to take charge of our lives, to own ourselves, there is no longer any need to read more
When we have begun to take charge of our lives, to own ourselves, there is no longer any need to ask permission of someone.
Even the richest soil, if left uncultivated will produce the rankest weeds.
Even the richest soil, if left uncultivated will produce the rankest weeds.
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.
Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that read more
Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. Her life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains far beyond yours. Were it otherwise, she would never have been able to find these words.
A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from read more
A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all.
Don't just learn the tricks of the trade. Learn the trade.
Don't just learn the tricks of the trade. Learn the trade.
