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For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.
For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.
It really changed my life. When we split up, something changed, permanently, in me. My heart sort of broke that read more
It really changed my life. When we split up, something changed, permanently, in me. My heart sort of broke that day, and it will never be the same.
Nothing is more annoying than a low man raised to a high
position.
[Lat., Asperius nihil est humil read more
Nothing is more annoying than a low man raised to a high
position.
[Lat., Asperius nihil est humil cum surgit in altum.]
The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who would chop off his limbs read more
The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who would chop off his limbs in order to have artificial ones which will give him no pain or trouble.
Change is the nature of the universe.
Change is the nature of the universe.
Change is an easy panacea. It takes character to stay in one place and be happy there.
Change is an easy panacea. It takes character to stay in one place and be happy there.
I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing read more
I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.
"Let there be no inscription upon my tomb. Let no man write my
epitaph. No man can write my read more
"Let there be no inscription upon my tomb. Let no man write my
epitaph. No man can write my epitaph. I am here ready to die.
I am not allowed to vindicate my character; and when I am
prevented from vindicating myself, let no man dare calumniate me.
Let my character and motives repose in obscurity and peace, till
other times and other men can do them justice."
Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.
Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.