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It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
When your views on the world and your intellect are being challenged
and you begin to feel uncomfortable because of read more
When your views on the world and your intellect are being challenged
and you begin to feel uncomfortable because of a contradiction you've
detected that is threatening your current model of the world or some
aspect of it, pay attention. You are about to learn something. This
discomfort and intellectual conflict is when learning is taking place.
The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs
to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.
The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs
to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.
Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans.
Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans.
It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it
is the spirit behind your actions and read more
It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it
is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner
state.
A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away.
A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away.
My evil genius Procrastination has whispered me to tarry 'til a more convenient season.
My evil genius Procrastination has whispered me to tarry 'til a more convenient season.
There is no expedient to which a man will go to avoid the real labor of
thinking.
There is no expedient to which a man will go to avoid the real labor of
thinking.
