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    The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.

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What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and read more

What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided they are content and don't know what they miss, and the philosopher who has emerged from the cave and sees the real things?

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Life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease.

Life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease.

by Lewis Grizzard Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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It takes a kind of shabby arrogance to survive in our time, and a fairly romantic nature to want to.

It takes a kind of shabby arrogance to survive in our time, and a fairly romantic nature to want to.

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I gave my life for freedom --this I know: For those who bade me fight had told me so.

I gave my life for freedom --this I know: For those who bade me fight had told me so.

by W.n. Ewer Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not.

The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not.

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There is no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps.

There is no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps.

by Peter A. Cohen Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a read more

The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a wise man knows whether or not to say it.

by Frank M. Garafola Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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Virtue herself is her own fairest reward. - Punica.

Virtue herself is her own fairest reward. - Punica.

by Silius Italicus Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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Nothing exists until or unless it is observed. An artist is making something exist by observing it. And his hope read more

Nothing exists until or unless it is observed. An artist is making something exist by observing it. And his hope for other people is that they will also make it exist by observing it. I call it "creative observation." Creative viewing.

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