The first sign of greatness is when a man does not attempt to look and act great. Before you can call yourself a man at all, Kipling assures us, you must "not look too good nor talk too wise.
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BEN HECHT I look at you And I want to build things Four walls A roof A room with a view JOSé N. HARRIS What? Don't you want a girl who can talk dirty to you?" His look only hardens. "No, Lucy. I'm s... WILLOW MADISON Man is his own star; and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all lig... JOHN FLETCHER The Type Everyone needs a place. It shouldn't be inside of someone else. -Richard Siken SARAH KAY If you think you are beaten, you are If you think you dare not, you don't, If you like to ... WALTER D. WINTLE Georgie: I feel stupid. Andrew: What are you talking about, you feel stupid? You just wal... THERESA REBECK Now that you’re old, cut yourself some slack, would you? Let yourself off the hook. LIONEL FISHER Brutes find out where their talents lie; A bear will not attempt to fly, A foundered horse w... JONATHAN SWIFT There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their ... ANNA SEWELL When you look at her, if you do not feel blessed to have her. She is not yours to kee... PIERRE ALEX JEANTY We met at a cross-roads in life, But we were going different directions. We were part of e... MARGO T. ROSE And down I went to fetch my bride: But, Alice, you were ill at ease; This dress and that b... ALFRED TENNYSON There once was a young man from Lyme Who couldn't get his limericks to rhyme When asked "Why... ANONYMOUS My tactic is to look at you To learn how you are Love you as you are My tactic is to... MARIO BENEDETTI An old man turned ninety-eight He won the lottery and died the next day It's a black fly in yo... ALANIS MORISSETTE I know I am but summer to your heart, And not the full four seasons of the year; And you m... EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY For each man kills the thing he loves yet each man does not die he does not die a death of sham... OSCAR WILDE A freezing cold underground river. A dark cave lit by ghosts. A man too stupid to realize you loved ... MOLLY RINGLE Whoever has received knowledge and eloquence in speech from God should not be silent or se... MARIE DE FRANCE A Second Childhood.” When all my days are ending And I have no song to sing, ... G.K. CHESTERTON ..when a war ends, what does that look like exactly? do the cells in the body stop detonating t... ANDREA GIBSON I pray you, in your letters, When you shall these unlucky deeds relate, Speak of me as I a... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If y... RUDYARD KIPLING [Men] prefer the foolish belief and the passions of the earth [to the enlightenment of their souls].... IAIN PEARS Look them... look this black hoodies... they are having fun... why you don't try also? (D... DEYTH BANGER Is she your Daughter of Man?' He nods toward me. 'She is a Daughter of Man. And she is travelin... SUSAN EE A Work of Art ... is not a living thing ... that walks or runs. But the making of a life... LOUIS KAHN It is not night when I do see your face, Therefore I think I am not in the night; Nor doth... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Know then thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of Mankind is Man. Placed on this... ALEXANDER POPE Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is... WALT WHITMAN It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see" ~Someone who had great insigh... ALPHONSO DUNN If an eagle gives you a feather, keep it safe. Remember: that giants sleep too soundly; that NEIL GAIMAN Are you looking for me? I am in the next seat. My shoulder is against yours. you wil... KABIR leaving is not enough; you must stay gone. train your heart like a dog. change the locks<... MARTY MCCONNELL There’s too much risk in loving,’ the young boy said, ‘no,’ said the old man,... ATTICUS POETRY I think of you often and make no outward show, But what it means to lose you, no one will ... ANON. Glossa Time goes by, time comes along, All is old and all is new; What is righ... MIHAI EMINESCU Know then thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is Man. Placed on ... ALEXANDER POPE I am a lonely man," he said again that evening. "And is it not possible that you are also a lonely p... SōSEKI NATSUME Its hard to stay up. Its been a long long day And you've got the sandman at your door. Bu... CRAIG FERGUSON It is too late." The old man shook his head. "It is never too late or too soon. It is wh... MITCH ALBOM When the wind blows in your face, when you feel you are losing your head, when the going g... MALAK EL HALABI A physician is not angry at the intemperance of a mad patient, nor does he take it ill to be railed ... LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for re... THICH NHAT HANH Do you know what you are? You are a manuscript oƒ a divine letter. You are a mirror refle... JALALUDDIN MEVLANA RUMI I'm starting with the man in the mirror, I'm asking him to change his ways; And no message... MICHAEL JACKSON I know I am but summer to your heart, And not the full four seasons of the year; And you must ... EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY You may compare yourself to others, and feel insecure about your own worthiness. Don’t ... JENNIFER SODINI Inside Critics The critical voices in our own heads are far more vicious than what we mig... S.A.R.K. when you believe in yourself, other people will believe in you, too. SOPHIA AMORUSO A man who has to be convinced to act before he acts is not a man of action. You must act as you brea... GEORGE CLEMENCEAU You can't be too wise So open your eyes Stay young at heart. BILLY SQUIER Hey! look at us We're digging and digging Into stubborn, ancient earth; We're discove... LOIS A. CHENEY Mind is basically the beginning of madness. And if you are too much in it, it will drive you mad. 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