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    A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried.

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The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.

The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.

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I answer the heroic question "Death, where is they sting?" with "It is here in my heart and mind and read more

I answer the heroic question "Death, where is they sting?" with "It is here in my heart and mind and memories."

by Maya Angelou Found in: Questioning Quotes,
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The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that they will answer read more

The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask him which he finds it hard to answer

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Openly questioning the way the world works and challenging the power of the powerful is not an activity customarily rewarded.

Openly questioning the way the world works and challenging the power of the powerful is not an activity customarily rewarded.

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A wife is essential to great longevity; she is the receptacle of half a man's cares, and two-thirds of his read more

A wife is essential to great longevity; she is the receptacle of half a man's cares, and two-thirds of his ill-humor.

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A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

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If you judge, investigate

If you judge, investigate

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Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in read more

Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in all its real glory?

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Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Do not now read more

Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions

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