#than

It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other. ↗

— Petrarch

#born #fortune #honorable #merit #more

Man has no greater enemy than himself. ↗

— Petrarch

#greater #himself #man #than

There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen. ↗

— Petrarch

#burden #lighter #more #nor #pen

What name to call thee by, O virgin fair, I know not, for thy looks are not of earth And more than mortal seems thy countenances. ↗

— Petrarch

#earth #fair #i #know #looks

I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty. ↗

— Phaedrus

#i #king #liberty #rather #than

Somewhere along the line I made the switch and was able to look at the bight side rather than the dark side all the time. Now I look at everything I have and think how lucky I am. ↗

— Michelle Pfeiffer

#along #am #dark #dark side #everything

Am I coasting on some early success? Yeah. It was a good lucky break for me. But I would rather earn my way back again than simply conform to what people are expecting. ↗

— Liz Phair

#am #back #break #conform #early

I have that thrill-seeking mentality, so when people want to know why my incarnations keep changing, or why I'll do something different than I did before, it's that same impulse. ↗

— Liz Phair

#changing #did #different #i #impulse

People hang their hopes on you fitting into their CD collection in way that they have made a space for, but I'm playing a longer game than that. ↗

— Liz Phair

#collection #fitting #game #hang #hopes

I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#better time #history #honor #i #level