It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
MenanderMenander There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
MenanderMenander Whom the gods love dies young.
MenanderMenander By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
MenanderMenander Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
MenanderMenander Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
MenanderMenander All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
MenanderMenander A man that runs away may fight again.
MenanderMenander The character of a man is known from his conversations.
MenanderMenander Why should he who is scared be careful?
MenanderMenander The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
MenanderMenander He who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
MenanderMenander How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
MenanderMenander Conscience is a God to all mortals.
MenanderMenander Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
MenanderMenander Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
MenanderMenander
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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.
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You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but you can still be working on a plantation.
Billie HolidayBillie Holiday When I’m not working, I spend a lot of time on my hair. When it’s time for my hair to get some rest, I either wear it in a ponytail, bun or my favorite “milkmaid” braid.
Tracee Ellis RossTracee Ellis Ross Someone asked me recently, “Do you get sick of people asking you about your hair?” And the reason I don’t is because I actually feel like you could chronicle my journey of self-acceptance through my journey with my hair. It’s a badge of something bigger.
Tracee Ellis RossTracee Ellis Ross Who are they to judge us, simply because our hair is long?
Marvin GayeMarvin Gaye My bathroom is filled with hair and makeup stuff and I play with it all the time. What the real lesson is, is that you can own your own sense of beauty. It doesn’t have to be something you get from somewhere else.
Tracee Ellis RossTracee Ellis Ross Why am I beating my hair up? Because I want it to look like something that it isn’t? These are questions that I’ve been pondering my whole life.
Tracee Ellis RossTracee Ellis Ross Just embrace your hair! I really feel like I am not an advocate for people doing what I do. I’m an advocate for people discovering and finding what works for them.
Tracee Ellis RossTracee Ellis Ross I’ve never had my hair cut by anybody, I do it all myself.
Keith RichardsKeith Richards