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    Men reject their prophets and slay them, but they love their martyrs
    and honor those whom they have slain. The Brothers Karamazov
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If wisdom were offered me with the provision that I should keep it shut
up and refrain from declaring it, read more

If wisdom were offered me with the provision that I should keep it shut
up and refrain from declaring it, I should refuse. There's no delight in
owning anything unshared.

by Seneca Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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When one door is closed, don't you know, another is open.

When one door is closed, don't you know, another is open.

by Bob Marley Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Your son at five is your master, at ten your slave, at
fifteen your double, and after that, your friend read more

Your son at five is your master, at ten your slave, at
fifteen your double, and after that, your friend or your foe depending on
his bringing up.

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My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never.

My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never.

by Bela Karolyi Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.

Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.

by William Cowper Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents
are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, read more

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents
are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to
us. We have to build it piece by piece-by thought, choice, courage and
determination.

by John Luther Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its
efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool read more

The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its
efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool for creation which God
forgot inside one of His creatures when He made him.

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That which offends the ear will not easily gain
admission to the mind.

That which offends the ear will not easily gain
admission to the mind.

by Quintilian Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Find your horse. Discover the direction the horse is going. Ride the
horse in that direction.

Find your horse. Discover the direction the horse is going. Ride the
horse in that direction.

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