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Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself.
Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself.
Humans have the ability to shift perspective. We can experience the world through our senses. Or we can remove ourselves read more
Humans have the ability to shift perspective. We can experience the world through our senses. Or we can remove ourselves from our senses and experience the world even less directly. We can think about our life, rather than thinking in our life. We can think about what we think about our life, and we can think about what we think about that. We can shift perceptual positions many times over.
I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my read more
I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.
Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly.
Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly.
Thinking in words slows you down and actually decreases comprehension in much the same way as walking a tightrope too read more
Thinking in words slows you down and actually decreases comprehension in much the same way as walking a tightrope too slowly makes one lose one's balance.
It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
The greatest potential for control the ends to exist at the point where action takes place.
The greatest potential for control the ends to exist at the point where action takes place.
Only those who have learned a lot are in a position to admit how little they know.
Only those who have learned a lot are in a position to admit how little they know.
Study the best and highest things that are; but of yourself humble thoughts retain.
Study the best and highest things that are; but of yourself humble thoughts retain.
