Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears. ~Louis D. Brandeis
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He who cannot howl will not find his pack. ~Charles Simic
#quotes #charles-simic #motivation

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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I think the supernatural is a catch-all for everything we don't understand about the vast other parts of life that we cannot perceive. ~William Shatner
#quotes #william-shatner #supernatural

The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #humor

A good companion shortens the longest road. ~Kurdish Proverb
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What do I care about the purring of one who cannot love, like the cat? ~Friedrich Nietzsche
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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We cannot come to honour under coverlet. ~George Herbert
#quotes #george-herbert #honor

If you cannot explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood . ~Richard P. Feynman
#quotes #richard-p-feynman #knowledge

You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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Too much rigidity on the part of teachers should be followed by a brisk spirit of insubordination on the part of the taught. ~Agnes Repplier
#quotes #agnes-repplier #teaching

A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #beauty

A woman is essentially a vessel made to be filled. ~Jose Saramago
#quotes #jose-saramago #women

A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. ~Chinese Proverb
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I've always felt that music should be a normal part of the experience that surrounds people. ~Morton Gould
#quotes #morton-gould #music

Every great story seems to begin with a snake. ~Nicolas Cage
#quotes #nicolas-cage #stories

I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success; such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. ~Nikola Tesla
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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Plaid is always cute and always will be. But only on the bottom. At the top, it makes you look like a farmer. ~Jen Lancaster
#quotes #jen-lancaster

Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
#proverbs #french-proverbs #excuses #faults

The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs

Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #work