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We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high read more
We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.
Re-examine all you have been told . . . Dismiss what insults your Soul. -Walt Whitman.
Re-examine all you have been told . . . Dismiss what insults your Soul. -Walt Whitman.
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but read more
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.
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.
Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to read more
Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else.
True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.
True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.
I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can.
I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can.
Learning how to learn is life's most important skill.
Learning how to learn is life's most important skill.
