A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.

Quote by Pearl Bailey

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Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a...

Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a...

You must change in order to survive.

You must change in order to survive.

Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing anything, except perhaps violence.

Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing anything, except perhaps violence.

You cannot belong to anyone else, until you belong to yourself.

You cannot belong to anyone else, until you belong to yourself.

You never find yourself until you face the truth

You never find yourself until you face the truth

A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.

A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.

The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love.

The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love.

When you're young, the silliest notions seem the greatest achievements.

When you're young, the silliest notions seem the greatest achievements.

You never find yourself until you face the truth.

You never find yourself until you face the truth.

No one can figure out your worth but you.

No one can figure out your worth but you.

To talk to someone who does not listen is enough to tense the devil.

To talk to someone who does not listen is enough to tense the devil.

The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love. What the world really needs is more...

The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love. What the world really needs is more...

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is...

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is...

We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us...

We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us...

What the world really needs is more love and less paper work.

What the world really needs is more love and less paper work.

A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead....

A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead....

Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be first.

Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be first.

There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it. It will...

There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it. It will...

There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes...

There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes...

There are two kinds of talent, man-made talent and God-given talent. With man-made talent you...

There are two kinds of talent, man-made talent and God-given talent. With man-made talent you...