Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write much as you would speak; speak as you think. If with your inferior, speak no coarser than usual; if with your superiors, no finer. Be what you say; and, within the rules of prudence, say what you are.
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Information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, wisdom is not truth, truth is not beauty, beauty is not love. read more
Information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, wisdom is not truth, truth is not beauty, beauty is not love. -Unknown.
A good composer does not imitate; he steals.
A good composer does not imitate; he steals.
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to read more
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
Every person that comes into our life comes for a reason, some come to learn and others come to teach.
Every person that comes into our life comes for a reason, some come to learn and others come to teach.
It takes a real storm in the average person's life to make him realize how much worrying he has done read more
It takes a real storm in the average person's life to make him realize how much worrying he has done over the squalls.
Dignity belongs to the conquered.
Dignity belongs to the conquered.
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.
In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is read more
In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest. - The Books in My Life.
Living with a saint is more grueling than being one.
Living with a saint is more grueling than being one.
