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Never make a defense or apology before you are accused.
Never make a defense or apology before you are accused.
I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis, and I don't deserve that, either.
I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis, and I don't deserve that, either.
Who's not sat tense before his own heart's curtain.
Who's not sat tense before his own heart's curtain.
If you are doing your best, you will not have to worry about failure.
If you are doing your best, you will not have to worry about failure.
Calamity is man's true touchstone.
Calamity is man's true touchstone.
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
Fear is the biggest motivator.
Fear is the biggest motivator.
Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed read more
Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed by it more than the one against whom it is directed.
They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, read more
They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that by persistence and patience something worthwhile will be realized. Thus talent is a species of vigor.
