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Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive.
Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive.
There are lots of people who cannot think seriously without injuring their minds.
There are lots of people who cannot think seriously without injuring their minds.
Every fool finds a greater one to admire them.
Every fool finds a greater one to admire them.
There is no more beautiful life than that of a student.
There is no more beautiful life than that of a student.
Action is the product of the qualities inherent in nature.
Action is the product of the qualities inherent in nature.
Success is not something I've wrapped my brain around. If people go to those movies, then yes, that's true, big-time read more
Success is not something I've wrapped my brain around. If people go to those movies, then yes, that's true, big-time success. If not, it's much ado about nothing. [On the prospects for his 1997 movies The Rainmaker and Good Will Hunting].
Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it. -David read more
Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it. -David Starr Jordan.
No one is free who does not lord over himself.
No one is free who does not lord over himself.
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.
