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By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance read more
We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.
No sensible man (among the many things that have been written on
this kind) ever imputed inconsistency to another read more
No sensible man (among the many things that have been written on
this kind) ever imputed inconsistency to another for changing his
mind.
[Lat., Nemo doctus unquam (multa autem de hoc genere scripta
sunt) mutationem consili inconstantiam dixit esse.]
Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
There is nothing better fitted to delight the reader than change
of circumstances and varieties of fortune.
[Lat., read more
There is nothing better fitted to delight the reader than change
of circumstances and varieties of fortune.
[Lat., Nihil est aptius delectationem lectoris quam temporum
varietates fortunaeque vicissitudines.]
There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear read more
There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives.
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of read more
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of fools.
What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You read more
What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You make other mistakes, and when you have made all the mistakes you possibly can without drowning - and some of them many times over - what do you find? That you can swim? Well - life is just the same as learning to swim! Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live!