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The foolish ostrich…

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IMAGE: The foolish ostrich buries his head in the sand and thinks he is not seen. / You dance in a net and think nobody sees you.

The foolish ostrich buries his head in the sand and thinks he is not seen. / You dance in a net and think nobody sees you. (Image by Alexas_Fotos from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from… More »

It is the first step…

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IMAGE: It is the first step that is troublesome [difficult]. [The first step is always the hardest.]

It is the first step that is troublesome [difficult]. [The first step is always the hardest.] (Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »

A chain is no…

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IMAGE: A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. / No chain is stronger than its weakest link.

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. / “No chain is stronger than its weakest link.” – Watson (to Sherlock Holmes) — (Arthur) Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930): The Valley of Fear (Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay) /… More »

You can’t please…

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IMAGE: You can't please everyone [all men]. [It is hard to please all parties.] / One cannot be in two places at once.

You can’t please everyone [all men]. [It is hard to please all parties.] / One cannot be in two places at once. (Image by pasja1000 from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »

That men do not…

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IMAGE: That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach. – Aldous (Leonard) Huxley (1894 – 1963) (Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by… More »

To learn something…

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IMAGE: To learn something and regularly practice it -- is it not a joy? To have schoolfellows come from distant states -- is it not a pleasure? Not to blame when men do not accept you -- is it not like a gentleman?

To learn something and regularly practice it — is it not a joy? To have schoolfellows come from distant states — is it not a pleasure? Not to blame when men do not accept you — is it not like… More »

If you have charm…

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IMAGE: If you have charm, you don't need to have anything else; and if you don't have it, it doesn't matter what else you have.

If you have charm, you don’t need to have anything else; and if you don’t have it, it doesn’t matter what else you have. – James Matthew Barrie [J. M. Barrie] (1860 – 1937) (Image by StockSnap from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech… More »

The scholar may be…

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IMAGE: The scholar may be better than the master. / The blue made from the indigo is bluer than the indigo plant.

The scholar may be better than the master. / The blue made from the indigo is bluer than the indigo plant. – Xunzi (book) / Xun Kuang (author) ‘An Exhortation to Learning’ (Image by engin akyurt from Pixabay) / (Image… More »

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