If you simplify your English, you are freed from the worst follies of orthodoxy. You cannot speak any of the necessary dialects, and when you make a stupid remark its stupidity will be obvious, even to yourself.
George Orwell
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CLAUDIA RANKINE If you have embraced a creed which appears to be free from the ordinary dirtiness of politics - a cr... GEORGE ORWELL If you have embraced a creed which appears to be free from the ordinary dirtiness of politics --a cr... GEORGE ORWELL Even if your life is at its worst you must SMILE! You never know when you're going to meet the one w... JESSICA BIEL You even called me stupid in your verse, and I'm almost agreeing, for where stupidity is involve... FRANZ GRILLPARZER Anger is stupid, and stupidity will kill you more surely than your opponent's blade. PATRICIA BRIGGS Don't let yourself feel worthless: often through life you will really be at your worst when you seem... F. SCOTT FITZGERALD But the worst enemy you can meet will always be yourself; you lie in wait for yourself in caverns an... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE You cannot be happy if your primary identity is that of a victim, even if you really are one. DENNIS PRAGER Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. AMBROSE BIERCE I want you to embark on the truth of loving yourself because when you love yourself and when you app... STEVE MARABOLI Stupidity alone can sometimes be tolerable, but when you add arrogance to the mix, you then become a... D.S. MIXELL If you cannot be the master of your language, you must be its slave. If you cannot examine your tho... RICHARD MITCHELL How can you be happy in this world? You have a hole in your heart. You have a gateway inside you to ... NEIL GAIMAN Nero, you are an example to all the children on this shuttle. Because most of them are so foolish, t... ORSON SCOTT CARD Life is going by, and if you don't do something about your dreams and make them a reality and st... ELLEN GREENE Changing your outside world cannot make you happy if you are an unhappy person. The real personal ch... ROY T. BENNETT Before you speak ask yourself if what you are going to say is true, is kind, is necessary, is helpfu... BERNARD MELTZER If you try to be consistent, you tie yourself to a rock and you restrict your own movements! Don’t... MEHMET MURAT ILDAN You can achieve anything if you just believe in yourself. When you believe in something can be done ... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA To simplify your life, just think of yourself as a four-year-old child. Try to imagine the way he th... SRI CHINMOY Build this day on a foundation of pleasant thoughts. Never fret at any imperfections that you fear m... OG MANDINO When you dedicate yourself to your gift and do all the necessary studies to fully explore your field... SUNDAY ADELAJA It's strange how the worst day of your life often starts just like any other. You might even complai... JOANNA CANNON When you are facing challenge submit yourself to your inner voice talking & listen to it which will ... 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STROUBE The first rule of life is to reveal nothing, to be exceptionally cautious in what you say, in whatev... ELIZABETH ASTON How can you be happy in this world? You have a hole in your heart. You have a gateway inside you to ... NEIL GAIMAN You must love yourself. Each and every day: You must give yourself kindness, compassion, grace, forg... AKIROQ BROST When you need to be loved, you take love wherever you can find it. When you are desperate to be love... IYANLA VANZANT If you are against yourself, you will never reach your highest potential. And when you criticize you... JOEL OSTEEN Be a master of yourself. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA What will make you a star is in you SOTONYE ANGA Separate yourself from those who hinder your vision. Make a choice to walk away from the trap set to... AMAKA IMANI NKOSAZANA If you your lips would keep from slips,Five things observe with care:
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