Excerpts of Citations
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It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.
~Rene Descartes
from 'Le Discours de la Methode,' 1637 -
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
~Sir Francis Bacon
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The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best - and therefore never scrutinize or question.
~Stephen Jay Gould
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If one speaks or acts with a cruel mind, misery follows, as the cart follows the horse... If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows, as a shadow follows its source.
~Buddha
from the Dhammapada -
By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.
~Grenville Kleiser
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If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.
~Bill Vaughan
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The best way out is always through.
~Robert Frost
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We must be willing to make an intelligent compromise with perfection lest we wait forever before taking action.
~David J. Schwartz
from The Magic of Thinking Big -
Getting caught is the mother of invention.
~Robert Byrne
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You have to begin to tell the story of your life as you now want it to be and discontinue the tales of how it has been or of how it is.
~Esther and Jerry Hicks
from Money, and the Law of Attraction -
You must wish to consume yourself in your own flame: how could you wish to become new unless you had first become ashes?
~Friedrich Nietzsche
from Thus Spoke Zarathustra -
A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.
~Segal's Law
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The significance of man is that he is insignificant and is aware of it.
~Carl Becker
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Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?" Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night." --
~Charles M. Schulz, Charlie Brown
from Peanuts -
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
~Albert Einstein
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When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory.
~Friedrich Nietzsche