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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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Where there are no women there are no good manners

Where there are no women there are no good manners

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What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Cynicism Quotes, 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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Each being is sacred -- meaning that each has inherent value that cannot be ranked in a hierarchy or compared read more

Each being is sacred -- meaning that each has inherent value that cannot be ranked in a hierarchy or compared to the value of another being.

by Starhawk Found in: Value Quotes,
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Some values are ... like sugar on the doughnut, legitimate, desirable, but insufficient, apart from the doughnut itself. We need read more

Some values are ... like sugar on the doughnut, legitimate, desirable, but insufficient, apart from the doughnut itself. We need substance as well as frosting.

by Ralph T. Flewelling Found in: Value Quotes,
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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.

by Isaac Asimov 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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Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Value Quotes,
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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 Buffett Found in: Value Quotes,
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