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Since the child knew his parents would give in, he tried the same trick again and again. ↗

— Jackie Chan

#child #give #his #knew #parents

History is the science of things which are not repeated. ↗

— Paul Valery

#repeated #science #things #which

Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

#half #prepared #victory

One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars; and the world will be better for this. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

#courage #covered #his #last #man

It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

#discipline #one thing #praise #submit #thing

Charles Francis Adams was singular for mental poise — absence of self-assertion or self-consciousness — the faculty of standing apart without seeming aware that he was alone — a balance of mind and temper that neither challenged nor avoided notice, nor admitted question of superiority or inferiority, of jealousy, of personal motives, from any source, even under great pressure. ↗

— Henry Adams

#humility #education

The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself. ↗

— Paul Cezanne

#art #artist #himself #most #personality

An art which isn't based on feeling isn't an art at all. ↗

— Paul Cezanne

#based #feeling #which

The knowledge of yourself will preserve you from vanity. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

#preserve #vanity #will #you #yourself

No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

#children #fathers #mothers #own #their