Valeria

“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names. —Chinese Proverb”
― Samuel H. Barondes, Making Sense of People: Decoding the Mysteries of Personality

“[T]hough I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavor, a better and happier man than I otherwise should have been if I had not attempted it.”
― Samuel H. Barondes, Making Sense of People: Decoding the Mysteries of Personality

“Living in that childish wonder is a most beautiful feeling - I can so well remember it. There was always something more - behind and beyond everything - to me, the golden spectacles were very, very big.”
― Kate Greenaway

“And also don’t forget, the reason opportunity is often missed is that it usually comes disguised as hard work.”
― Clifford Irving, Trial