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In an archery contest, when the stakes are earthenware tiles a contestant shoots with skill. When the stakes are belt read more
In an archery contest, when the stakes are earthenware tiles a contestant shoots with skill. When the stakes are belt buckles he becomes hesitant, and if the stakes are pure gold he becomes nervous and confused. There is no difference as to his skil.
Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values -- that all reality hinges read more
If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values -- that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control.
In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism and skepticism and humbug and we shall want to live read more
In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism and skepticism and humbug and we shall want to live more musically
A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, "At my read more
A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, "At my age, I don't even buy green bananas."
People exaggerate the value of things they haven't got: everybody worships truth and unselfishness because they have no experience with read more
People exaggerate the value of things they haven't got: everybody worships truth and unselfishness because they have no experience with them.
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great read more
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.
The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there is no good theory of read more
The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there is no good theory of disease which does not at once suggest a cure.