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A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great read more
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.
A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, "At my read more
A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, "At my age, I don't even buy green bananas."
A truth that disheartens because it is true is of more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods.
A truth that disheartens because it is true is of more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods.
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.
Any relic of the dead is precious, if they were valued living.
Any relic of the dead is precious, if they were valued living.
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.
Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.
Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.
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.
Never seek your value from your father's accomplishments, your real value lies in what you achieve. That's what defines you read more
Never seek your value from your father's accomplishments, your real value lies in what you achieve. That's what defines you and that's what you will be remembered by.
