#elf

Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves. A man must have a good share of wit himself to endure a great share of it in another. ↗

— Lord Chesterfield

#aim #another #endure #everybody #fear

One may understand the cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#cosmos #distant #ego #may #more

I have the 'thing' worked out - the trick or the surprise or the pivotal fact. Then I just start somewhere and let the story work itself out. ↗

— Lee Child

#i #itself #just #out #pivotal

Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture. ↗

— Lydia M. Child

#any #belief #bricks #building #important

Childhood itself is scarcely more lovely than a cheerful, kindly, sunshiny old age. ↗

— Lydia M. Child

#cheerful #childhood #itself #kindly #lovely

Art is that which comes to a man, and stands between himself and an implacable witness: the work. ↗

— Eduardo Chillida

#between #comes #himself #implacable #man

By hating that person, you have lost something very sweet in yourself. ↗

— Sri Chinmoy

#lost #person #something #sweet #very

I only surround myself with people who are intellectually stimulating. ↗

— Anna Chlumsky

#intellectually #myself #only #people #stimulating

I punished myself and avoided my reflection in mirrors and any windows. I would see myself reflected back, and I would look away, trying to pretend I didn't exist, because I hated myself so much. ↗

— Margaret Cho

#avoided #away #back #because #exist

Since I became a dancer, I have felt much better about myself. ↗

— Margaret Cho

#became #better #dancer #felt #i