Everyone agrees in theory that we can't judge a new idea or point of view unless we enter into it and try it out, but the practice itself is rare. ~Peter Elbow
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Everything is prospective, and man is to live hereafter. That the world is for his education is the only sane solution of the enigma. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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I believe a woman, in order to be a good wife, must be both sensual and maternal. ~Elisabeth Elliot
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Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in at the beginning. A sort of process of elimination and discovery in one. ~Jonathan Carroll
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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Brilliant. A very funny and concise explanation of why we men are as we are. If you are male, you should read it and then make your partner read it, so they will no longer hate you but pity you instead. ~Harry Enfield
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There is a concept that is the corrupter and destroyer of all others. I speak not of Evil, whose limited empire is that of ethics; I speak of the infinite. ~Jorge Luis Borges
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A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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Virtue is its own reward. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. ~Proverb
#proverbs #exaggeration

When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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I stuck my tongue out at him because I was feeling exceptional mature. ~Janet Evanovich
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A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back. ~Irish Proverb
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Life is tough, but it is tougher when you are stupid. ~John Wayne
#quotes #john-wayne #life #education

Joblessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Hunger is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor health care is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor education is a weapon of mass destruction. Discrimination is a weapon of mass destruction. Let us abolish such weapons of mass destruction here at home. ~Dennis Kucinich
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~Chinese Proverb
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In Denmark, lots of people come up to me for autographs. ~Caroline Wozniacki
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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder. ~John D. Rockefeller
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Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being. ~Georg C. Lichtenberg
#quotes #georg-c-lichtenberg #freedom #free-will

I've just got to do a good job and stay on in Formula One for as long as I can. ~Kimi Raikkonen
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While cares will drop off like autumn leaves. ~John Muir
#quotes #john-muir #nature #autumn

Today, in the Internet gold rush, so many people go into dot-com jobs right from school or even before finishing. Their motivation is understandable, but sometimes they just lack experience. ~Mitch Kapor
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Every young girl wants to be a princess. Then, when you find a real-life one, it's very easy to imagine yourself in that role. ~Lauren Willig
#quotes #lauren-willig #princess

It's hard to be a good doctor if you don't think about the social circumstances of who you're treating. There are many Tory doctors, but I think it's difficult to be a doctor and a genuine right winger. ~Robert Winston
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