“ The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it. ”
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“ The generality of mankind is lazy. What distinguishes men of genuine achievement from the rest of us is not so much their intellectual powers and aptitudes as their curiosity, their energy, their fullest use of their potentialities. Nobody really knows how smart or talented he is until he finds the incentives to use himself to the fullest. God has given us more than we know what to do with. ”
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“ The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. ”
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“ The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. ”
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“ There's no point in burying a hatchet if you're going to put up a marker on the site. ”
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“ Most people are mirrors, reflecting the moods and emotions of the times; few are windows, bringing light to bear on the dark corners where troubles fester. The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. ”
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“ The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's time. ”
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“ Men make counterfeit money; in many more cases, money makes counterfeit men. ”
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“ People who won't help others in trouble "because they got into trouble through their own fault" would probably not throw a lifeline to a drowning man until they learned whether he fell in through his own fault or not. ”
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“ When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'. ”
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“ When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?". ”
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“ When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "compared to what? ”
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“ An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run. ”
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“ Good teaching must be slow enough so that it is not confusing, and fast enough so that it is not boring. ”
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“ The true test of independent judgement is being able to dislike someone who admires us. ”
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“ If the devil could be persuaded to write a bible, he would title it, You Only Live Once. ”
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“ An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run. ”
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“ Nothing is as easy to make as a promise this winter to do something next summer; this is how commencement speakers are caught. ”
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“ Men make counterfeit money; in many more cases, money makes counterfeit men. ”
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“ The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's time. ”
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“ The true test of independent judgement is being able to dislike someone who admires us. ”
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“ The true test of independent judgement is being able to dislike someone who admires us. ”
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“ The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's time. ”
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“ Men make counterfeit money; in many more cases, money makes counterfeit men. ”
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“ Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by indifference. ”
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“ Agnosticism is a perfectly respectable and tenable philosophical position; it is not dogmatic and makes no pronouncements about the ultimate truths of the universe. It remains open to evidence and persuasion; lacking faith, it nevertheless does not deride faith… ”
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