"Young men, I beseech you earnestly, beware of pride. Two things are said to be very rare sights in the world- one is a young man that is humble, and the other is an old man that is content. I fear that this is only too true."

-- J. C. Ryle

#Humble Quotes #Pride Quotes #Men Quotes

“Erik Satie does not say the opposite of Debussy; he says the same thing only the other way round.”
“I don't know where we got the notion that God wants us to suffer. Every living thing tends toward the good or we would have been gone a long time ago.”
“Show your work, and when the right people show up, pay close attention to them, because they'll have a lot to show you.”

Source : Austin Kleon (2014). “Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered”, p.199, Workman Publishing
“It's taken a lot of presidents to get us where we are today, a lot of deployments, a lot of wars, a lot engagements. You add them all up.”
“Coquetry whets the appetite; flirtation depraves it. Coquetry is the thorn that guards the rose - easily trimmed off when once plucked. Flirtation is like the slime on water-plants, making them hard to handle, and when caught, only to be cherished in slimy waters.”

Source : Donald Grant Mitchell (1852). “Reveries of a bachelor: or, A book of the heart, by Ik. Marvel”, p.78
“I never felt that there was anything enviable in youth. I cannot recall that any of us, as youths, admired our condition to excess or had a desire to prolong it.”
“No woman is required to build the world by destroying herself.”
“No, that's not true. I didn't see his place that much, but he's a good kid and I had fun playing with him.”

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