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    Prepare yourself for the world, as the athletes used to do for their exercise; oil your mind and your manners, to give them the necessary suppleness and flexibility; strength alone will not do.

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If a man has good manners and is not afraid of other people he will get by, even if he read more

If a man has good manners and is not afraid of other people he will get by, even if he is stupid.

by David Eccles Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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My own idea is that these things are as piffle before the wind.

My own idea is that these things are as piffle before the wind.

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It cannot be denied that for a society which has to create scarcity to save its members from starvation, to read more

It cannot be denied that for a society which has to create scarcity to save its members from starvation, to whom abundance spells disaster, and to whom unlimited energy means unlimited power for war and destruction, there is an ominous cloud in the distance though at present it be no bigger than a man's hand.

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The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.

The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.

by Sallust Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.

A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.

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A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes.

A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes.

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It is not good to have an oar in everyone's boat.

It is not good to have an oar in everyone's boat.

by Earl Camden Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking.

A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking.

by Jerry Seinfeld Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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Post-modernism is modernism with the optimism taken out.

Post-modernism is modernism with the optimism taken out.

by Robert Hewison Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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