#tho

With copious evidence ranging from Plato's haughtiness to Beethoven's tirades, we may conclude that the most brilliant people of history tend to be a prickly lot. ↗

— Stephen Jay Gould

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A couple of people thought I looked familiar, but it was like, No. ↗

— Pras Michel

#familiar #i #like #looked #people

In my opinion, the most significant works of the twentieth century are those that rise beyond the conceptual tyranny of genre; they are, at the same time, poetry, criticism, narrative, drama, etc. ↗

— Juan Goytisolo

#century #conceptual #criticism #drama #etc

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#desert #desert island #divides #evils #find

It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#envy #especially #frustrate #good #may

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#courage #fruit #wisdom #without

The things we remember best are those better forgotten. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#better #forgotten #remember #things #those

Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#dignity #insist #office #show #their

We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#most #often #put #those #up

I had a lot of different thoughts and ideas and always to transform, but I'm trying certain things that I feel my heart is really going for and that was one of the things that I initiated a few months ago. ↗

— Steffi Graf

#always #certain #certain things #different #feel