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To err is human, but when the eraser wears out ahead of the pencil, you're overdoing it.
To err is human, but when the eraser wears out ahead of the pencil, you're overdoing it.
The bird of paradise alights only on the hand that does not grasp.
The bird of paradise alights only on the hand that does not grasp.
Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.
Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.
Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.
Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.
I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it.
I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it.
People must be taken as they are, and we should never try make them or ourselves better by quarreling with read more
People must be taken as they are, and we should never try make them or ourselves better by quarreling with them.
Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.
Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.
The road to wisdom? Well, it's plain and simple to express: Errand err again but less and less and less.
The road to wisdom? Well, it's plain and simple to express: Errand err again but less and less and less.
No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something read more
No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning.