"Usually one gets a heavier cross when one attempts to get rid of an old one."

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Source : Edith Stein (2016). “Self-Portrait In Letters, 1916-1942 (The Collected Works of Edith Stein, vol. 5)”, p.283, ICS Publications

Edith Stein

#Trouble Quotes #Crosses Quotes

“Excellence is never granted to man, but as the reward of labour.”
“It's the scale that Yahoo brings - and that user base - that I really want to build products for.”
“Teachers need to integrate technology seamlessly into the curriculum instead of viewing it as an add-on, an afterthought, or an event.”
“The easy way is efficacious and speedy, the hard way arduous and long. But, as the clock ticks, the easy way becomes harder and the hard way becomes easier. And as the calendar records the years, it becomes increasingly evident that the easy way rests hazardously upon shifting sands, whereas the hard way builds solidly a foundation of confidence that cannot be swept away.”
“A man's clarity of judgment is never very good when you're involved, and as you grow older, and as you grow more involved, your clarity of judgement suffers .”
“The more violent the storm, the quicker it passes.”
“The taboo for straight actors playing gay is gone... My mother was squirming a bit in the theater because she comes from a different generation.”
“When you depart from standard usage, it should be deliberate and not an accidental lapse. Like a poet who breaks the rules of poetry for creative effect, this only works when you know and respect the rule you are breaking. If you have never heard of the rules you are breaking, you have no right to do so, and you are likely to come off like a buffoon or a barbarian. Breaking rules, using slang and archaic language can be effective, but it is just as likely to give you an audience busy with wincing.”

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