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The greatest happiness for the thinking person is to have explored the explorable and to venerate in equanimity that which cannotbe explored.


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Correction does much, but encouragement does more.



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We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.



Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.



The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.



Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.



At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.



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Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.



If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.



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There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.





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Real people are made out of a whole lot of things—flesh, bone, blood, nerves, stuff like that. Literary people are made out of words.

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If you don't want the world to judge you wrongly, then let your frequent decisions and actions clearly define who you truly are.

If you don't want the world to judge you wrongly, then let your frequent decisions and actions clearly define who you truly are.



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To the rest of us the supreme vindication of the scholar's view lies in their invincible allegiance to the Jewish heritage - a steadfastness that has been matched only by that of their rescuers.



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We know that people who work without breaks get tired, introduce errors, get sick and miss out on life. Make no mistake: those staff room hammocks are designed to keep you in them on the weekend.



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