"Necessity is the mistress and guide of nature.……" — Leonardo da Vinci

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• What are the aspects of yourself that line up with the character? You magnify those, and the ones that don't… — Jeff Bridges
• A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to… — Fanny Burney
• And when neither their property nor honour is touched, the majority of men live content, and he has only to… — Niccolo Machiavelli
• He [the golfer] must have the courage to keep trying in the face of ill luck or disappointment, and timidity… — Bobby Jones
• Childish fantasy, like the sheath over the bud, not only protects but curbs the terrible budding spirit, protects not only… — Elizabeth Bowen
• Be easy on yourself. Have fun. Only hang around people that are positive and make you feel good. Anybody who… — Amy Poehler
• The nicest thing about coaching is that one day you feel like you can play handball against a curb, and… — Al McGuire
• O thou who passest through our valleys in Thy strength, curb thy fierce steeds, allay the heat That flames from… — William Blake
• They can change every name in South Africa, but it won't change the fact that the government has failed to… — Unknown Author
• The bleak truth is that, under normal conditions, most of North America and Europe are buried under about 1.5km of… — Philip K. Chapman
• A farmer's horse is never lame, never unfit to go. Never throws out curbs, never breaks down before or behind.… — Anthony Trollope
• I do try and curb my mouth, but I find it really hard. I wonder how many jobs I've talked… — Anna Chancellor

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