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I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have read more
I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.
The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there is no good theory of read more
The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there is no good theory of disease which does not at once suggest a cure.
People exaggerate the value of things they haven't got: everybody worships truth and unselfishness because they have no experience with read more
People exaggerate the value of things they haven't got: everybody worships truth and unselfishness because they have no experience with them.
In an archery contest, when the stakes are earthenware tiles a contestant shoots with skill. When the stakes are belt read more
In an archery contest, when the stakes are earthenware tiles a contestant shoots with skill. When the stakes are belt buckles he becomes hesitant, and if the stakes are pure gold he becomes nervous and confused. There is no difference as to his skil.
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values -- that all reality hinges read more
If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values -- that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control.
Values provide perspective in the best of times and the worst
Values provide perspective in the best of times and the worst
Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.
Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.
The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the read more
The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the less you will succeed in the one and the further the other will recede.
