We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.
Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.
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She lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others. She does not dare to be herself.
Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.
Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.