![[To] know oneself is, above all, to know what one lacks. It is to measure oneself against Truth, and not the other way around. The first product of self-knowledge is humility . . .](/assets/img/quote-photos/to-know-oneself-is-above-all-to-know-what-one-lacks-it-is-to-measure-oneself.jpg)
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Don’t nurture a sense of guilt; rather, nurture a sense of responsibility married with a sense of humility. Tariq Ramadan
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The formula of happiness and success is just, being actually yourself, in the most vivid possible way you can. Meryl Streep
way done yeast
A bad act done will fester and create in its own way. It's not only goodness that creates. Bad things create. They have their own yeast. Dennis Potter
way would-be music-is
Music is such an intensely personal thing for me, and I knew if I was going to do it, it would be in my own way. Debby Ryan
way boycott best-way
The best way to boycott is to build your own Chuck D.
way achieve frustrating
We have to achieve what we can, and if we haven't yet learned that we are not always going to get our way this could be frustrating. Anne Northup
way might redeeming
Phil was mumbling that Reuben might become a writer after all and writers had a way of "redeeming everything that ever happens to them. Anne Rice
way made
It was I who made Fellini famous, not the other way around. Anita Ekberg
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At a wavering instant the swallows gave way to bats By the Ponte Vecchio . . . Changing guard. D. H. Lawrence
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Painting keeps me occupied in those moments when travel can be aimless and even disorienting. Mainly it is a way to register at least some of the new impressions of a foreign place, when its thrilling barrage can sometimes overwhelm you. Susan Minot