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When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to it, if you throw your read more
Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to it, if you throw your heart over, the horse will go along too.
I've run less risk driving my way across country than eating my way across it.
I've run less risk driving my way across country than eating my way across it.
On the ladder of success: Some people are at the top of the ladder, some
are in the middle, still read more
On the ladder of success: Some people are at the top of the ladder, some
are in the middle, still more are at the bottom, and a whole lot more
don't even know there is a ladder.
The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized read more
The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past.
You have to follow the old rule for a while. In fact, once you master
the old rule, you are read more
You have to follow the old rule for a while. In fact, once you master
the old rule, you are then the master-and masters get to change things.
Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness read more
Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness of human habitations are what human nature habitually abhors; while on the contrary, haze, mist, and the haunting spirits of the mountains are what human nature seeks, and yet can rarely find.
The trouble with the rat race is that even when you win, you're still a
rat.
The trouble with the rat race is that even when you win, you're still a
rat.
Once in a while it really hits people that they don't have to experience the world in the way they read more
Once in a while it really hits people that they don't have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.
