Famous Quotes - Page 31
We flatter those we scarcely know,
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those who love us best.
God, when you chiseled a raindrop,
How did you think of a stem,
Bearing a lovely satin leaf
To hold the tiny gem?
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People are illogical,
unreasonable,
and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
Honesty and frankness
make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed. . . .
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
It is better to be hated
for what you are
than to be loved
for something you are not