#rove

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. ↗

— Ernest Hemingway

#self-improvement #true

But I've never even been to Olympus! Zeus is crazy!" Chiron and Grover glanced nervously at the sky. The clouds didn't seem to be parting around us, as Grover had promised. They were rolling straight over our valley, sealing us in like a coffin lid. Er, Percy ...?" Grover said. "We don't use the c-word to describe the Lord of the Sky. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#grover-underwood #percy-jackson #zeus #crazy

Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true. ↗

— Leon J. Suenes

#dreams

My feet is my only carriage. ↗

— Bob Marley

#continuous-improvement #no-woman-no-cry #woman

He was slumped over, blood trickling from the side of his mouth. I shook his furry hip, thinking, No! Even if you are half barnyard animal, you're my best friend and I don't want you to die! ↗

— Rick Riordan

#percy-jackson #die

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#pride #self-improvement #christianity

This too shall pass... ↗

— Anonymous

#proverbs #bible

Lady Wisdom will be your close friend; and Brother Knowledge will be your pleasant companion. ↗

— Anonymous

#knowledge #proverbs #scripture #wisdom #scripture

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. ↗

— Evelyn Beatrice Hall

#defend #disapprove #i #right #say

The year you were born marks only your entry into the world. Other years where you prove your worth, they are the ones worth celebrating. 
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— Jarod Kintz

#accomplishment #achieve #achievement #birth #birthday