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You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.
You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
It wad read more
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us.
And foolish notion;
What airs in dress and gait wad lea'e us,
And ev'n devotion!
Hyt is not al golde that glareth.
Hyt is not al golde that glareth.
The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything. - The Passionate State of the Mind, 1954.
The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything. - The Passionate State of the Mind, 1954.
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have read more
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one is a greyhound, why try read more
Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one is a greyhound, why try to look like a Pekingese?
Our life on earth is, and ought to be, material and carnal. But we have not yet learned to manage read more
Our life on earth is, and ought to be, material and carnal. But we have not yet learned to manage our materialism and carnality properly; they are still entangled with the desire for ownership.
The South Wind
has for the evening
donned
jasmine scent.
The South Wind
has for the evening
donned
jasmine scent.
Appearances to save, his only care;
So things seem right, no matter what they are.
Appearances to save, his only care;
So things seem right, no matter what they are.