“Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoted in Harper’s
“Fame comes in many sorts and sizes, from the one-week notoriety of the cover story to the splendor of an everlasting name.”
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“Being happy never goes out of style.”
Fashion designer Lily Pulitzer, quoted in Forbes.com
“All great things must first wear terrifying and monstrous masks in order to inscribe themselves on the hearts of humanity.”
Friedrich Nietzsche, quoted in the Aberdeen, Scotland, Press and Journal
“You learn a lot about yourself doing physical work. And what I learned about myself was that I didn’t like doing physical work.”
Rod Stewart, quoted in The New York Times
“Among individuals, as among nations, peace is the respect of others’ rights.”
Mexican statesman Benito Juárez, quoted in the Associated Press
“It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.”
Essayist Joseph Joubert, quoted in the Montreal Gazette
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