May 2010
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A fox should not be on the jury at a goose’s trial.
—Thomas Fuller
April 2010
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Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the...
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We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity.
—Thomas Fuller
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He that travels much knows much.
—Proverb
If an ass goes travelling he will not come home a horse.
—Thomas Fuller
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How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds...
– Victor Hugo (via kari-shma) (via quote-book)
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Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
—John Wooden
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A luminous body will appear more brilliant in proportion as it is surrounded by...
– The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, p. 252. (via theswashbucklingconductor, aubade)
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Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.
—John Wooden
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If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
—John Wooden
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The eye is always caught by the light, but shadows have more to say.
– Gregory Maguire (via shepreachespoetry) (via simplyadreamer) (via booklover)
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We women, as some one says, love with our ears, just as you men love with your...
– Oscar Wilde (The Picture of Dorian Gray) (via ohzoya) (via quote-book)
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To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not in...
– Benjamin Franklin (via thoughtsdetained) (via quote-book)
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By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it....
– Kafka (via brimichelle) (via iamtea-rriffic) (via quote-book) (via xdarkling) (via popcornandpretty) (via booklover)
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“staircase wit.” →
‘People in France have a phrase: “staircase wit.” In French: esprit de l’escalier. It means that moment when you find the answer, but it’s too late. Say you’re at a party and someone insults you. You have to say something. So under pressure, with everybody watching, you say something lame. But the moment you leave the party…. As you start down the stairway, then-magic. You come up with the perfect...
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Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree,...
– Albert Einstein (via elicec) (via quote-book)
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An unattempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.
– Michel de Montaigne (via elicec) (via quote-book)
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Relationship Advice
Yesterday, I wrote my dad a personal letter about my recent career thoughts and my relationship concerns, and then unbeknownst to me (although foreseeable, given his history), he forwarded it unabridged to an attorney in Nor Cal asking her to give me advice. My dad is so interesting. Which father would pass around so freely the inner muses of his child? I think one reason why I ended up...
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A revolution doesn’t happen when society adopts new tools, it happens when...
– –Clay Shirky