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It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
To reach a great height a person needs to have great depth.
To reach a great height a person needs to have great depth.
Learning is not compulsory but neither is survival.
Learning is not compulsory but neither is survival.
You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say read more
You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Still your mind in me, still yourself in me, and without a doubt you shall be united with me, Lord read more
Still your mind in me, still yourself in me, and without a doubt you shall be united with me, Lord of Love, dwelling in your heart.
No idea is so antiquated that it was not once modern. No idea is so modern that it will not read more
No idea is so antiquated that it was not once modern. No idea is so modern that it will not some day be antiquated...to seize the flying thought before it escapes us is our only touch with reality.
My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am read more
My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with, to suffer and to enjoy. It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but of my own. I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself.
