#tan

Stupidity is something unshakable; nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it; it is of the nature of granite, hard and resistant. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

#attacks #breaking #granite #hard #itself

Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

#brings #constant #out #picture #reverse

Life must be a constant education; one must learn everything, from speaking to dying. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

#dying #education #everything #learn #life

I don't understand boys - just ask my husband. ↗

— Arabella Weir

#husband #i #just #understand

It was quite instant that he wanted Harry's approval. Did you notice that? And the children sort of rescued him this time. It's a great turnabout. That's what happens as your children get older. They do things for you, and it's quite shocking when they do. ↗

— Robbie Coltrane

#children #did #get #great #happens

Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there. ↗

— Christopher Columbus

#anchor #arrived #come #continued #course

What an elder sees sitting; the young can't see standing. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

#see #sees #sitting #standing #young

You can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies, and the importance of a work of art by the harm that is spoken of it. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

#calculate #harm #his #importance #man

But you really - I always think that a director has got to adapt to whatever the needs of the actor are. You know, so if you take someone like Eddie Murphy, who is not a big fan of rehearsal. You know he comes out of stand-up. He comes - it's all about capturing the moment - in the moment, you know. ↗

— Bill Condon

#actor #adapt #always #big #big fan

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ↗

— Confucius

#hear #i #i do #i remember #i see