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He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.
He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.
When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That read more
When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what world calls a romance.
Assurance is two-thirds of success.
Assurance is two-thirds of success.
To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.
To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.
Confidence is the bond of friendship.
Confidence is the bond of friendship.
A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but read more
A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but we don't know ourselves! Why, thirty or forty skins or hides, as thick and hard as an ox's or bear's, cover the soul. Go into your own ground and learn to know yourself there.
I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down.
I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down.
Ninety-two percent of the stuff told you in confidence you couldn't get anyone else to listen to.
Ninety-two percent of the stuff told you in confidence you couldn't get anyone else to listen to.
If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.
If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.