Hasty climbers have sudden falls.
ROBERT GREENE
ROBERT GREENE
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When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene I just do what I want to do without hurting other people and you know, I wish other people would do the same.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene People go into things for the wrong reasons.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene Many a serious thinker has been produced in prisons, where we have nothing to do but think.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene Nothing is given to you.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene The moment people feel they know what to expect from you, your spell on them is broken.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene I believe that everything happens for a reason, and what seems bad at first might in fact be something of a blessing.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene The problem with human beings is that they can’t sit alone in a room for more than an hour.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene Boldness makes even the smallest animal dangerous.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene For the future, the motto is, “No days unalert.”
Robert GreeneRobert Greene What’s good for me is certainly not good for other people.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene There’s no more of an excuse for blaming other people or the world for at least not trying what you should be trying.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene It is the fool who always rushes to take sides. Do not commit to any side or cause by yourself. By maintaining your independence, you become the master of others — playing people against one another, making them pursue you.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent
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Nicole BrownNicole Brown Being with you is familiar, like playing guitar after some time; the theory is there but my fingers have forgotten the chords.
AstaAsta Late-night conservations, Breathtaking memories, and an endless sky full of unseen dazzling stars. That’s how I want to remember us.
AurthurAurthur Nothing is more terrifying than falling in love.
Helena DegnHelena Degn People who cannot see through souls will keep searching for beauty in faces and will never find it.
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Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside – remembering all the times you’ve felt that way.
Charles BukowskiCharles Bukowski It is easy to go down into Hell but to climb back again, to retrace one’s steps to the upper air – there’s the rub.
VirgilVirgil Best to start at the bottom & gradually climb up. It’s much more fun, too.
Gordon RamsayGordon Ramsay You are not judged by the height you have risen, but from the depth you have climbed.
Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass The stairs of our industry must be accessible to all. Let’s climb.
Emma WatsonEmma Watson The stairs of our industry must be accessible to all. Let’s climb.
Emma WatsonEmma Watson Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.
Zig ZiglarZig Ziglar