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When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.
It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the read more
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves. -Mahatma Gandhi.
Some people weave burlap into the fabric of our lives, and some weave gold thread. Both contribute to make the read more
Some people weave burlap into the fabric of our lives, and some weave gold thread. Both contribute to make the whole picture beautiful and unique.
Thinking more than others about our own thoughts is not self-centeredness. It means that if asked what's on our mind, read more
Thinking more than others about our own thoughts is not self-centeredness. It means that if asked what's on our mind, we are less likely to mention being aware of the world around us, and more likely to mention our inner reflections. But we are less likely to mention thinking about other people.
Interest makes some people blind, and others quick-sighted.
Interest makes some people blind, and others quick-sighted.
It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be read more
It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, "The Beryl Coronet".
One shouldn't talk of halters in the hanged man's house.
One shouldn't talk of halters in the hanged man's house.
As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.
As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.
