Nonsense and noise will oft prevail, when honour and affection fail.
Category: Inspirational
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Learn to limit yourself, to content yourself with some definite thing, and some definite work; dare to be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not and to believe in your own individuality.
As a general rule the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
When you have nothing to say, say nothing.
One can acquire everything in solitude – except character.
Noise is the most impertinent of all forms of interruption. It is not only an interruption, but is also a disruption of thought.
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labour and there is invisible labour.