Good literature continually read for pleasure must, let us hope, do some good to the reader: must quicken his perception though dull, and sharpen his discrimination though blunt, and mellow the rawness of his personal opinions.
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Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear the perspicacity, guide the judgment, or improve the heart.
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People need trouble -- a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it. Artists do; I don't mean you need to live in a rat hole or gutter, but you have to learn fortitude, endurance. Only vegetables are happy.
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The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
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The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.
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What do you want to do with the [Communist] Party? A racing stable? What good is it to sharpen a knife every day if you never use it for slici...
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The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue
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The expectations of life depend upon diligence the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
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A grindstone that had not grit in it, how long would it take to sharpen an ax? And affairs that had not grit in them, how long would they take to make a man?
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Parents are the bones on which children sharpen their teeth.
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