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He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. ↗

— Confucius

#find #good #his #make #modesty

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. ↗

— Confucius

#better #contract #man #never #than

Faerie is a perilous land, and in it are pitfalls for the unwary and dungeons for the overbold...The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow as sharp as swords. In that realm a man may, perhaps, count himself fortunate to have wandered, but its very richness and strangeness tie the tongue of a traveller who would report them. And while he is there it is dangerous for him to ask too many questions, lest the gates should be shut and the keys be lost. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#magic #beauty

If we don't know life, how can we know death? ↗

— Confucius

#how #know #life

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. ↗

— Confucius

#diligence #expectations #first #his #life

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. ↗

— Confucius

#exceeds #his #man #modest #speech

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. ↗

— Confucius

#firm #modest #near #simple #virtue

A man who is 'of sound mind' is one who keeps the inner madman under lock and key. ↗

— Paul Valery

#keeps #key #lock #madman #man

I blame Hollywood for skewing perspectives. Life is just a big romantic comedy to them, and if you meet cute, happily ever-after is a forgone conclusion. ↗

— Jonathan Tropper

#life #love #life

I went through so many things personally, emotionally and mentally during that time off that I know that I'm better for it now and I think I'm a better athlete because of that. ↗

— Libby Trickett

#because #better #during #emotionally #i