People mistake their limitations for high standards.

Quote by Jean Toomer

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Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity.

Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity.

I am not less poet; I am more conscious of all that I am, am...

I am not less poet; I am more conscious of all that I am, am...

We learn the rope of life by untying its knots.

We learn the rope of life by untying its knots.

No eyes that have seen beauty ever lose their sight.

No eyes that have seen beauty ever lose their sight.

Most novices picture themselves as masters - and are content with the picture. This is...

Most novices picture themselves as masters - and are content with the picture. This is...

The realization of ignorance is the first act of knowing.

The realization of ignorance is the first act of knowing.

Talk about it only enough to do it. Dream about it only enough to feel...

Talk about it only enough to do it. Dream about it only enough to feel...

Acceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own.

Acceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own.

Fear is a noose that binds until it strangles.

Fear is a noose that binds until it strangles.

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.

The headmistress was an able instructress in French and history and we learned with her...

The headmistress was an able instructress in French and history and we learned with her...

Fear is the instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions

Fear is the instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions

But when he (Peter) saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried...

But when he (Peter) saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried...

There seemed to be endless obstacles... it seemed that the root cause of them all...

There seemed to be endless obstacles... it seemed that the root cause of them all...

The only thing I am afraid of is fear.

The only thing I am afraid of is fear.

The appeal of cinema lies in the fear of death.

The appeal of cinema lies in the fear of death.

The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree...

The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree...

It has always seemed that a fear of judgment is the mark of guilt and...

It has always seemed that a fear of judgment is the mark of guilt and...

Fear those who are afraid of you

Fear those who are afraid of you

The trial of a case is a three-legged stool - a judge and two advocates.

The trial of a case is a three-legged stool - a judge and two advocates.