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There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
OvidOvid At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
OvidOvid God himself helps those who dare.
OvidOvid You will go most safely by the middle way.
OvidOvid All things change; nothing perishes.
OvidOvid There is a certain pleasure in weeping.
OvidOvid A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man’s brow.
OvidOvid Anything cracked will shatter at a touch.
OvidOvid First appearance deceives many.
OvidOvid A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
OvidOvid If you want to be loved, be lovable.
OvidOvid I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth.
OvidOvid Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.
OvidOvid Eurydice, dying now a second time, uttered no complaint against her husband. What was there to complain of, but that she had been loved?
OvidOvid The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.
OvidOvid Venus is kind to creatures as young as we; We know not what we do, and while we’re young We have the right to live and love like gods.
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Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin
More on character
It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.
J. K. RowlingJ. K. Rowling It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.
J. K. RowlingJ. K. Rowling Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.
Maya AngelouMaya Angelou Sometimes we behave as though there was something more important than life. But what?
Antoine de Saint-ExuperyAntoine de Saint-Exupery Acting is different from stand-up. It gives you this ability to enter into another character, to create another person.
Robin WilliamsRobin Williams Honesty is the best policy. If I lose mine honor, I lose myself.
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.
Virginia WoolfVirginia Woolf You can have a very intense relationship with fictional characters because they are in your own head.
J. K. RowlingJ. K. Rowling
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