Escritas - Poems List

Julia Roberts

You know when people are

You know when people are stupid, it frustrates me.

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Soren Kierkegaard

Life is not a problem

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.

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Randolph

Safe in thy breast close

Safe in thy breast close lock up thy intents, For he that knows thy purpose best prevents.

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Henry Fielding

A rich man without charity

A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.

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Anonymous

Do not follow where the

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.

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Charles M. Schultz

Happiness is a warm puppy.

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Anonymous

Men of genius are admired,

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are feared; but only men of character are trusted

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Randolph

If with a stranger thou

If with a stranger thou discourse, first learn, By strictest observation, to discern If he be wiser than thyself, if so, Be dumb, and rather choose by him to know; But if thyself perchance the wiser be, Then do thou speak, that he may learn by thee.

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Claude Monet

It is better to have

It is better to have done something than to have been someone.

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Anonymous

A dreamer lives for eternity.

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Henry David Thoreau

We falsely attribute to men

We falsely attribute to men a determined character - putting together all their yesterdays - and averaging them - we presume we know them. Pity the man who has character to support - it is worse than a large family - he is the silent poor indeed.

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Richter

No joy in nature is

No joy in nature is so sublimely affecting as the joy of a mother at the good fortune of a child.

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George Washington

There is nothing that gives

There is nothing that gives a man consequence, and renders him fit for command, like a support that renders him independent of everybody but the State he serves.

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Mark 9:23

All things are possible to

All things are possible to him that believeth.

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Samuel Smiles

It is possible that the

It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one; but success will be of a truer kind, earned without fraud or injustice. And even though a man should for a time be unsuccessful, still he must be honest; better to lose all and save character. For character is itself a fortune.

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Richter

The greatest hatred, like the

The greatest hatred, like the greatest virtue and the worst dogs, is quiet.

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Christopher Morley

There is only one success-to

There is only one success-to be able to spend your life in your own way.

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Plato

Just as it would be

Just as it would be madness to settle on medical treatment for the body of a person by taking an opinion poll of the neighbors, so it is irrational to prescribe for the body politic by polling the opinions of the people at large.

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R. C. Samsel

Character is the foundation stone

Character is the foundation stone upon which one must build to win respect. Just as no worthy building can be erected on a weak foundation, so no lasting reputation worthy of respect can be built on a weak character.

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Richter

When anyone is modest, not

When anyone is modest, not after praise, but after censure, then he is really so.

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Susan Polis Schutz

This life is yours. Take

This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the power to make your life happy.

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Yvette Gilbert

One cannot remain the same.

One cannot remain the same. Art is a mirror which should show many reflections, and the artist should not always show the same face, or the face becomes a mask.

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Orison Swett Marden

Character is the indelible mark

Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work

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Richter

There is nothing more beautiful

There is nothing more beautiful than cheerfulness in an old face, and among country people it is always a sign of a well-regulated life.

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