"By leaving a student to himself he may... be led to undertake matters above his strength, but the trial will at least have this advantage: it will discover to himself his own deficiencies and this discovery alone is a very considerable acquisition."

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Joshua Reynolds

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“We can endure much more than we think we can; all human experience testifies to that. All we need to do is learn not to be afraid of pain. Grit your teeth and let it hurt. Don't deny it, don't be overwhelmed by it. It will not last forever. One day, the pain will be gone and you will still be there.”
“Americans think Soviets are so grim. I want them to see that they can smile.”
“Generally speaking, they have as many stars as other firms, but they are low-key about it, because that's not the Goldman way, but their bench is a lot deeper. I think Goldman has as many A players, but more importantly they have fewer C players. And no firm, I have noticed, has the depth anywhere like that.”
“It is universally allowed that, though nothing can be more interesting in itself than the conversation of two lovers, yet nothing can be more insipid in detail - just as the heavenly fragrance of the rose becomes vapid and sickly under all the attempts made to retain and embody its exquisite odor.”

Source : Susan Edmonstone Ferrier (1841). “The inheritance, by the author of Marriage. By the author of 'Marriage'. Revised by the author”, p.138
“Although motorcycle riding is romantic, motorcycle maintenance is purely classic.”
“The free market allowed shock jocks to flourish, and millions of listeners apparently enjoyed the rant.”

Source : "Long Time Coming: Why Rush Limbaugh Must Go" by Christine Pelosi, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 6, 2012.
“I have never learned to read or write music so I am not a virtuoso musician like the others you mentioned. I am completely unable to play like them because I never learned classical music, I just developed my own crazy style!”
“The system gives you two minutes to phrase a whole history.”

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