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The hunger and thirst for knowledge, the keen delight in the chase, the good humored willingness to admit that the read more
The hunger and thirst for knowledge, the keen delight in the chase, the good humored willingness to admit that the scent was false, the eager desire to get on with the work, the cheerful resolution to go back and begin again, the broad good sense, the unaffected modesty, the imperturbable temper, the gratitude for any little help that was given -- all these will remain in my memory though I cannot paint them for others.
You should make a point of trying every experience once, excepting incest and folk dancing.
You should make a point of trying every experience once, excepting incest and folk dancing.
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the read more
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves. -Mahatma Gandhi.
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
Learning how to learn is life's most important skill.
Learning how to learn is life's most important skill.
Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.
Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.
I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have read more
I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.
The soul's impurity consists in bad judgments, and purification consists in producing in it right judgments, and the pure soul read more
The soul's impurity consists in bad judgments, and purification consists in producing in it right judgments, and the pure soul is one which has right judgments.
Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.
Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.
