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    Prepare yourself for the world, as the athletes used to do for their exercise; oil your mind and your manners, to give them the necessary suppleness and flexibility; strength alone will not do.

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Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things and I'll show you a man who cannot be read more

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things and I'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

by Lawrence D. Bell Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to.

Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to.

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One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals.

One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals.

by Michael Korda Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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Freedom Know this, that every man is free To choose his life and what he'll be. For this eternal truth read more

Freedom Know this, that every man is free To choose his life and what he'll be. For this eternal truth is given, God will force no man to heaven. He'll call, persuade, direct aright, Bless with wisdom, love, and light; In nameless ways be good and kind, But never force the human mind.

by William C. Clegg Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, read more

The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, to a certain extent, to communicate his misery. He frightens other people as much as they frighten him. He acts like a damper upon the whole room, and the most jovial spirits become, in his presence, depressed and nervous.

by Jerome K. Jerome Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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There is nothing more wonderful than freedom of speech.

There is nothing more wonderful than freedom of speech.

by Ilya G. Ehrenburg Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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Never assume, for it makes an ASS out of U and ME.

Never assume, for it makes an ASS out of U and ME.

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It costs to be stupid. The stupider you are, the more it costs.

It costs to be stupid. The stupider you are, the more it costs.

by Sherrill Brown Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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Some men see things as they are and ask, 'why?' I dream things that never were and ask, 'why not?'"NB: read more

Some men see things as they are and ask, 'why?' I dream things that never were and ask, 'why not?'"NB: This quote is a paraphrase from a similar quote by G. B. Shaw.

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