Modesty, Confucius (孔子)

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Writing·Reading, Andrew Lang

You can cover a great deal of country in books.

- Andrew Lang (1844-1912)

Joke, Groucho Marx as Captain Spaulding from Animal Crackers (1930)

Spaulding: How much would you want to run into an open manhole?
Ravelli: Just-a the cover charge! Ha, ha, ha.
Spaulding: Well, drop in some time.

- Groucho Marx as Capt. Geoffrey T. Spaulding from Animal Crackers (1930)

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Study, Confucius (孔子)

學而時習之 不亦說乎。

- 孔子

Isn't it a pleasure to study, and to practice what you have learned?

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Attitude, Eskimo Proverb

Yesterday is ashes; tomorrow wood. Only today does the fire burn brightly.

- Eskimo Proverb

Writing·Reading, Logan Pearsall Smith

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

- Logan Pearsall Smith (1865-1946)

Communication, the President of Earth from Barbarella (1968)

President: One day, Barbarella, we must meet in the flesh.

- Claude Dauphin as President Dianthus of Earth from Barbarella (1968)