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“Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.”

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Oliver Herford was an English writer known for his humorous and satirical writing style. His works often explored human nature and social issues with a unique perspective and profound insight. more

“The ultimate success formula: I) Decide what you want (Be precise! Clarity is power) II) Take action (because desire is not enough) III) Notice what's working or not (You don't want to continue to expend energy on an approach that's worthless IV) Change your approach until you achieve what you want (Flexibility gives you the power to create a new approach and a new result.)”

Want Giving Enough Action Desire Energy Results Achieve Approach Ultimate What You Want Clarity Formulas Precise Worthless Flexibility New Approach Ultimate Success

Author:Tony Robbins

“Beauty is a luster which love bestows to guile the eye. Therefore it may be said that only when the brain is without love will the eye look and see no beauty.”

Looks May Said Eye Love Is Brain Beauty Without Love Luster Guile

Book:The complete dying earth

Source: The complete dying earth

“The novels were all right for a while until she found out that most of them were like the movies - all about the pretty ones who really own the world.”

World Found Beauty Novel

Book:A Saucer of Loneliness

Source: A Saucer of Loneliness

“When beauty is universal, it loses its power to move the heart, and only its absence can produce any emotional effect.”

Heart Moving Loses Beauty Effects Produce Emotional Universal Absence

Book:The City and the Stars

Source: The City and the Stars

“We know truth for the cruel instrument it is. Beauty is infinitely preferable to truth.”

Knows Beauty Truth Is Instruments

Book:George R. R. Martin Starter Pack 4-Book Bundle: A Game of Thrones, Dreamsongs: Volume I, Fevre Dream, Armageddon Rag

Source: George R. R. Martin Starter Pack 4-Book Bundle: A Game of Thrones, Dreamsongs: Volume I, Fevre Dream, Armageddon Rag

“We each have a moral obligation to conserve and preserve beauty in this world; there is none to waste.”

World Beauty Moral This World Waste Obligation Preserves Moral Obligation

Book:Friday

Source: Friday

“You are horror and beauty in rare combination.”

Beauty Horror Combination

Book:Dawn

Source: Dawn

“They gave me eyes. All of you are beautiful; you shine like stars. But I must go away with them.”

Eye Beautiful Stars Beauty Shining Going Away Beautiful You You Are Beautiful

Author:Joan Slonczewski

“Beauty was the promise of happiness, not happiness itself; and the anticipated world was often more rich than anything real.”

World Real Beauty Rich Promise Real Beauty

Book:Red Mars

Source: Red Mars

“The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scotts as a joke, but the Scotts haven't seen the joke yet.”

Funny Havens Jokes Being Irish Ireland And The Irish Funny Irish Bagpipes Catholic Guilt

Author:Oliver Herford

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