“ The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest. ”
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“ No living creature is naturally greedy, except from fear of want or in the case of human beings, from vanity, the notion that you're better than people if you can display more superfluous property than they can. ”
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“ How can [people] be expected to take in a totally unfamiliar line of thought, which goes against all their deepest prejudices? … [S]uch philosophizing [which says what it thinks irrespective of circumstances] would be completely out of place. But there is a more civilized form of philosophy which knows the dramatic context, so to speak, tries to fit in with it, and plays an appropriate part in the current performance. … [D]o the best you can to make the present production a success – don’t spoil the entire play just because you happen to think of another one that you’d enjoy rather more. … If you can’t completely eradicate wrong ideas, or deal with inveterate vices as effectively as you could wish, that’s not reason for turning your back on public life altogether. You wouldn’t abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn’t control the winds. ”
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“ There’s also a rule in the Council that no resolution can be debated on the day that it’s first proposed. All discussion is postponed until the next wellattended meeting. Otherwise someone’s liable to say the first thing that comes into this head, and then start thinking up arguments to justify what he has said, instead of trying to decide what’s best for the community. That type of person is quite prepared to sacrifice the public to his own prestige, just because, absurd as it may sound, he’s ashamed to admit that his first idea might have been wrong – when his first idea should have been to think before he spoke. ”
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“ Most people know nothing about learning; many despise it. Dummies reject as too hard whatever is not dumb. ”
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“ Most people know nothing about learning; many despise it. Dummies reject as too hard whatever is not dumb. ”
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“ Most people know nothing about learning; many despise it. Dummies reject as too hard whatever is not dumb. ”
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“ Most people know nothing about learning; many despise it. Dummies reject as too hard whatever is not dumb. ”
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“ The first great gift we can bestow on others is a good example. ”
- Thomas Morell- Copy
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“ I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself. ”
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“ One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated. ”
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“ I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself. ”
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“ The light, that lies In woman's eyes, Has been my heart's undoing. ”
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“ The first great gift we can bestow on others is a good example. ”
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“ One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated. ”
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“ Our emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and individuality. ”
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“ See the conquering hero comes! Sound the trumpets, beat the drums! ”
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“ Our emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and individuality. ”
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“ One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated. ”
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“ The light, that lies In woman's eyes, Has been my heart's undoing. ”
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“ The first great gift we can bestow on others is a good example. ”
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“ Our emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and individuality. ”
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