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Glasses Quote by Mark Twain

“His head was an hour-glass; it could stow an idea, but it had to do it a grain at a time, not the whole idea at once.” quote by Mark Twain — Download Open image

“His head was an hour-glass; it could stow an idea, but it had to do it a grain at a time, not the whole idea at once.”

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A poor self-image is the magnifying glass that can transform a trivial mistake or an imperfection into an overwhelming symbol of personal defeat.

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Beauty's a doubtful good, a glass, a flower, Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour; And beauty, blemish'd once, for ever's lost, In spite…

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