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Temper is a funny thing; it spoils children, ruins adults, and strengthens steel
Temper is a funny thing; it spoils children, ruins adults, and strengthens steel
The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal who I am
The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal who I am
Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth often suffers more by the read more
Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers.
Whether you're winning or losing, it is important to always be yourself. You can't change because of the circumstances around read more
Whether you're winning or losing, it is important to always be yourself. You can't change because of the circumstances around you.
Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.
Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
Men lose their tempers in defending their taste.
Men lose their tempers in defending their taste.
They are eloquent who can speak low things acutely, and of great things with dignity, and of moderate things with read more
They are eloquent who can speak low things acutely, and of great things with dignity, and of moderate things with temper.
It is not the situation that makes the man, but the man who makes the situation.
It is not the situation that makes the man, but the man who makes the situation.
