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 A love of fashion makes the economy go round.  Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal. - Matthew Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success. The man who is anybody and who does anything is surely going to be criticized, vilified, and misunderstood. This is part of the penalty for greatness, and every man understands, too, that it is no proof of greatness. It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it. Soft closer of our eyes! Low murmur of tender lullabies! Philosophy ... should not pretend to increase our present stock, but make us economists of what we are possessed of. I One of the signs of maturity is a healthy respect for reality-a respect that manifests itself in the level of one's aspirations and in the accuracy of one's assessment of the difficulties which separate the facts of today from the bright hopes of tomorrow. If a man plants melons he will reap melons; if he sows beans, he will reap beans. Nothing fails like success because we don't learn from it. We learn only from failure. Follow your bliss. Find where it is and don't be afraid to follow it. The faultfinder will find faults even in paradise. There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity; being brave, he is free from fear. There is nothing to be gained by waiting for a better situation. You see where you are and you do what you can with that. Creativeness often consists of merely turning up what is already there. It isn't important to come out on top. What matters is to come out alive. He is only rich who owns the day. There is no king, rich man, fairy, or demon who possesses such power as that. He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work. I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. 
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