Where you see valid achievements or virtue being attacked, it's by someone viewing them as a mirror of their own inadequacy instead of an inspiring beacon for excellence.

Quote by Vanna Bonta

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Truth may sometimes hurt but delusion harms.

Truth may sometimes hurt but delusion harms.

Gifts have ribbons, not strings.

Gifts have ribbons, not strings.

We've been there on World Wars, it's time for World Party I.

We've been there on World Wars, it's time for World Party I.

'Impossible' is not a scientific term.

'Impossible' is not a scientific term.

Poverty and War have no excuse.

Poverty and War have no excuse.

Ideals do exist, the rest is just temporary interruption.

Ideals do exist, the rest is just temporary interruption.

Leaders in all realms and activities of life knew that the power they had come...

Leaders in all realms and activities of life knew that the power they had come...

The last motive in the world for acquiring vocabulary should be to impress. Words should...

The last motive in the world for acquiring vocabulary should be to impress. Words should...

I would rather have an inferiority complex and be pleasantly surprised, than have a superiority...

I would rather have an inferiority complex and be pleasantly surprised, than have a superiority...

Love is its own reward.

Love is its own reward.

Most of the time I quote myself. It's not arrogance, it's a writer's job.

Most of the time I quote myself. It's not arrogance, it's a writer's job.

Money is only a human invention. I get paid for my work, it's a system...

Money is only a human invention. I get paid for my work, it's a system...

Space is as infinite as we can imagine, and expanding this perspective is what adjusts...

Space is as infinite as we can imagine, and expanding this perspective is what adjusts...

Anger is a wound gone mad.

Anger is a wound gone mad.

There are abundantly more English professors in the world than there are authors.

There are abundantly more English professors in the world than there are authors.

There's more truth in comedy than in tragedy.

There's more truth in comedy than in tragedy.

Why have a cake if I can't eat it?

Why have a cake if I can't eat it?

The great thing about knowing you're wrong is the moment you realize it, you're right.

The great thing about knowing you're wrong is the moment you realize it, you're right.

Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the...

Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the...

Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the...

Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the...

The belief in potential human virtue underlies the whole idea of the Bill of Rights;...

The belief in potential human virtue underlies the whole idea of the Bill of Rights;...