"Every noble crown is and on earth will ever be a crown of thorns."

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"True wisdom often comes from the experience of failure-not from success."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

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"If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

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"I'm not much of a believer in the so-called character study; I think that in the end, the story should always be the boss."

Stephen King, American Author

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"It is by a mathematical point only that we are wise, as the sailor or fugitive slave keeps the polestar in his eye; but that is sufficient guidance for all our life. We may not arrive at our port within a calculable period, but we would preserve the true course."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

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"The intelligent are candles, the virtuous are torches, the wise are lamps, and the enlightened are stars."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"Wisdom is not in intelligence but in simplicity."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Wisdom, Simplicity, Intelligence, Perception

"Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler's heart, kill your darlings."

Stephen King, American Author

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"Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"You may regret for messing up on few occasions, but you need to appreciate the fact that blames don't clean the mess; they only smear the blame on your face. Make changes!"

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

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"True wisdom often comes from the experience of failure-not from success."

"Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied."

"If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads."

"I'm not much of a believer in the so-called character study; I think that in the end, the story should always be the boss."

"It is by a mathematical point only that we are wise, as the sailor or fugitive slave keeps the polestar in his eye; but that is sufficient guidance for all our life. We may not arrive at our port within a calculable period, but we would preserve the true course."

"The intelligent are candles, the virtuous are torches, the wise are lamps, and the enlightened are stars."

"Wisdom is not in intelligence but in simplicity."

"Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler's heart, kill your darlings."

"Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper."

"You may regret for messing up on few occasions, but you need to appreciate the fact that blames don't clean the mess; they only smear the blame on your face. Make changes!"

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"Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts."

"Silence is more eloquent than words."

"In books lies the soul of the whole past time."

"Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are."

"Every noble work is at first impossible."

"The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity."

"History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their youth in seclusion."

"Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct."

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"Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct."