maxim

Link	Quote	Tags	Author
ae0a77a	Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.	be-yourself acting adage adages aphorisms audacity axiom axioms balls cojones conforming courageousness dictum dictums fit-in hardihood heroism herself human-being intrepidity made-me-think make-you-think maxims motivated moxie murder murdered oneself persons pluckiness pretender pretenders profound provoke-thought quotation spunk standout themselves true-grit daring humour bravery courage inspired people human fear quote inspiration inspire death motivational humor inspirational fearful actor saying lemons conform animal pluck courageous lemon plants nerve boldness motive plant words-to-live-by killed gnomes nonconformity orange maxim tree brave actors façades act grit epigram epigrams gnome produce deep fitting-in valour proverbs facade aphorism pretending quotations sayings pretend conformity gallantry peoples guts standing-out trees animals satire satirical self thought-provoking person himself yourself quotes human-beings thoughtful insightful proverb humans kill fearlessness dead fruit fruits die	Mokokoma Mokhonoana
9e952f3	When we venture in that unfamiliar sea, we trust blindly in those who guide us, believing that they know more than we do.	trust truth wisdom maxim guidance sea knowledge	Paulo Coelho
2ebbee2	I saw that she didn't want to answer that question and so I asked again: when mouths close it's because there's something important to be said.	silence suffering truth the-witch-of-portobello maxim	Paulo Coelho
a935d59	I have hated hypocrisy and deception all my life, yet all my life I have been victim to it. That is the terrible irony.	maxim	Michael Moorcock

ae0a77a

Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.

be-yourself acting adage adages aphorisms audacity axiom axioms balls cojones conforming courageousness dictum dictums fit-in hardihood heroism herself human-being intrepidity made-me-think make-you-think maxims motivated moxie murder murdered oneself persons pluckiness pretender pretenders profound provoke-thought quotation spunk standout themselves true-grit daring humour bravery courage inspired people human fear quote inspiration inspire death motivational humor inspirational fearful actor saying lemons conform animal pluck courageous lemon plants nerve boldness motive plant words-to-live-by killed gnomes nonconformity orange maxim tree brave actors façades act grit epigram epigrams gnome produce deep fitting-in valour proverbs facade aphorism pretending quotations sayings pretend conformity gallantry peoples guts standing-out trees animals satire satirical self thought-provoking person himself yourself quotes human-beings thoughtful insightful proverb humans kill fearlessness dead fruit fruits die

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

9e952f3

When we venture in that unfamiliar sea, we trust blindly in those who guide us, believing that they know more than we do.

trust truth wisdom maxim guidance sea knowledge

Paulo Coelho

2ebbee2

I saw that she didn't want to answer that question and so I asked again: when mouths close it's because there's something important to be said.

silence suffering truth the-witch-of-portobello maxim

Paulo Coelho

a935d59

I have hated hypocrisy and deception all my life, yet all my life I have been victim to it. That is the terrible irony.

maxim

Michael Moorcock