Miscellaneous
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Marcel
Proust |
The
voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
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Thomas
Jefferson |
Do
not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook. |
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Albert
Einstein |
I
am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is
more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles
the world. |
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Douglas
Adams in "Last Chance to See" |
Human
beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience
of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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Katherine Hepburn |
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I
never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun. |
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James Baldwin in "Nobody knows my name" |
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The
world is before you, and you need not take it, or leave it as it was when
you came in. |
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Confucious |
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When
you see a good man, think of emulating him; when you see a bad man, examine
your own heart. |
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Jawaharlal
Nehru in his Autobiography |
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Strength
does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
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Sherlock
Holmes in "The Greek Interpreter" |
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"I
cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician
all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's
self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers." |
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Irving
Stone in "Clarence Darrow for the Defence" |
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There
are no firmer friendships than those between people who love the same books. |
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