No, that is the great fallacy: the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful.
Ernest Hemingway
Wisdom, Aging, Reflection, Perspective, Philosophy
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“The best ammunition against lies is the truth; there is no ammunition against gossip. It is like a fog, and the clear wind blows it away and the sun burns it off.” Ernest Hemingway
Truth, Lies, Communication, Society, Clarity
Ernest Hemingway Truth, Lies, Communication, Society, Clarity“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” Ernest Hemingway
Communication, Listening, Reflection, Awareness, Connection
Ernest Hemingway Communication, Listening, Reflection, Awareness, Connection“Everyone behaves badly – given the chance.” Ernest Hemingway
Human Nature, Behavior, Reflection, Society, Honesty
Ernest Hemingway Human Nature, Behavior, Reflection, Society, Honesty“Show the readers everything, tell them nothing.” Ernest Hemingway
Writing, Storytelling, Technique, Reflection, Engagement
Ernest Hemingway Writing, Storytelling, Technique, Reflection, Engagement“Life is the best left hooker I ever saw, although some say it was Charlie White of Chicago.” Ernest Hemingway
Life, Humor, Metaphor, Experience, Resilience
Ernest Hemingway Life, Humor, Metaphor, Experience, Resilience“To be successful in writing, use short sentences.” Ernest Hemingway
Writing, Clarity, Reflection, Success, Process
Ernest Hemingway Writing, Clarity, Reflection, Success, Process“I had seen nothing sacred, and the things that were glorious had no glory and the sacrifices were like the stockyards at Chicago if nothing was done with the meat except to bury it.” Ernest Hemingway
Sacrifice, Glory, Reflection, Humanity, War
Ernest Hemingway Sacrifice, Glory, Reflection, Humanity, War“Hombre, there are bodegas open all night long.” Ernest Hemingway
Life, Culture, Nightlife, Reflection, Experience
Ernest Hemingway Life, Culture, Nightlife, Reflection, Experience“A beautiful vacuum filled with wealthy monogamists, all powerful and members of the best families all drinking themselves to death.” Ernest Hemingway
Wealth, Society, Irony, Reflection, Critique
Ernest Hemingway Wealth, Society, Irony, Reflection, Critique“Write the story, take out all the good lines, and see if it still works.” Ernest Hemingway
Writing, Editing, Reflection, Creativity, Process
Ernest Hemingway Writing, Editing, Reflection, Creativity, Process“He would lie in the bed and finally, with daylight, he would go to sleep. After all, he said to himself, it is probably only insomnia. Many must have it.” Ernest Hemingway
Insomnia, Reflection, Sleep, Life, Thoughts
Ernest Hemingway Insomnia, Reflection, Sleep, Life, Thoughts“You can write any time people will leave you alone and not interrupt you. Or rather you can if you will be ruthless enough about it. But the best writing is certainly when you are in love.” Ernest Hemingway
Writing, Isolation, Passion, Creativity, Reflection
Ernest Hemingway Writing, Isolation, Passion, Creativity, Reflection“People who write fiction, if they had not taken it up, might have become very successful liars.” Ernest Hemingway
Fiction, Truth, Reflection, Creativity, Humanity
Ernest Hemingway Fiction, Truth, Reflection, Creativity, Humanity“We need more true mystery in our lives Hem- he said. The completely unambitious writer and the really good unpublished poem are the things we lack most. There is of course the problem of sustenance.” Ernest Hemingway
Mystery, Writing, Reflection, Creativity, Life
Ernest Hemingway Mystery, Writing, Reflection, Creativity, Life“Let him think that I am more man than I am and I will be so.” Ernest Hemingway
Identity, Perception, Masculinity, Reflection, Self-image
Ernest Hemingway Identity, Perception, Masculinity, Reflection, Self-image“Night is always darkest before the dawn, and life is the same. The hard times will pass; everything will get better and the sun will shine brighter than ever.” Ernest Hemingway
Hope, Resilience, Life, Reflection, Optimism
Ernest Hemingway Hope, Resilience, Life, Reflection, Optimism“Something, or something awful or something wonderful was certain to happen on every day in this part of Africa.” Ernest Hemingway
Expectations, Africa, Reflection, Life, Adventure
Ernest Hemingway Expectations, Africa, Reflection, Life, Adventure