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    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.

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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.

by Chuang Tzu Found in: Value Quotes,
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You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself.

You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself.

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Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age.

Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age.

by Booth Tarkington Found in: Value Quotes,
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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.

by Eugen Herrigel Found in: Value Quotes,
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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.

by Martin Luther King, Jr. Found in: Value Quotes,
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The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.

The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.

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Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.

by Warren Buffet Found in: Value Quotes,
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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."

by Claude Pepper Found in: Value Quotes,
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Nothing can have value without being an object of utility.

Nothing can have value without being an object of utility.

by Karl Marx Found in: Value Quotes,
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