Modesty and unselfishness – these are virtues which men praise – and pass by. – André Maurois, Ariel, 1924
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Certainly virtue is like precious odors, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed: for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue. – Francis Bacon
They who disbelieve in virtue because man has never been found perfect, might as reasonably deny a sun because it is not always day. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers
Soccer and cricket were my main sports growing up. I had trials as a soccer player with a few clubs interested, Crystal Palace being one, but it was cricket which became my chosen profession. – Ian Botham
Theres always an element of fear that you need to work a lot until people get sick and tired of you or finally figure out that youre a fraud after all! – Ben Stiller
So I did in fact spend two and a half years in the Middlesbrough car park practising skills. But if you spend four or five or six hours a day practising, you get better. – Craig Johnston
Fact: The new 90210 is cooler than the old 90210. Its the lithe, streamlined Skipper to the elder series venerable Barbie. Gone are the traditional parents – theyve been replaced by a hipster mom n pop who get busted necking in the car. – Diablo Cody
