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Even on the highest throne in the world, we are still sitting on our ass.
Even on the highest throne in the world, we are still sitting on our ass.
To show the world what long experience gains,
Requires not courage, though it calls for pains;
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To show the world what long experience gains,
Requires not courage, though it calls for pains;
But at life's outset to inform mankind
Is a bold effort of a valiant mind.
When you have really exhausted an experience you always reverence and love it.
When you have really exhausted an experience you always reverence and love it.
It takes a good deal of character to judge a person by his future instead of his past
It takes a good deal of character to judge a person by his future instead of his past
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men read more
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.
Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.
Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.
Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the attitude of pronouncing upon our read more
Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the attitude of pronouncing upon our fellows.
If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and read more
If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius.
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
