#spoils

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

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Fun is a good thing but only when it spoils nothing better. ↗

— George Santayana

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The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils. ↗

— William Shakespeare

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Writing of that caliber spoils you for any other kind of writing for awhile. But that's probably good. ↗

— Mercedes Ruehl

#awhile #caliber #good #kind #other

You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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Poetry is so vital to us until school spoils it. ↗

— Russell Baker

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I think that money spoils most things, once it becomes the primary motivating force. ↗

— John Cleese

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