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    Everyone in our culture wants to win a prize. Perhaps that is the grand lesson we have taken with us from kindergarten in the age of perversions of Dewey-style education: everyone gets a ribbon, and praise becomes a meaningless narcotic to soothe egoistic distemper.

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The worst men often give the best advice.

The worst men often give the best advice.

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I will not surrender responsibility for my life and my actions.

I will not surrender responsibility for my life and my actions.

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Character is more important than intelligence for success.

Character is more important than intelligence for success.

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Intelligence is nothing without delight.

Intelligence is nothing without delight.

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The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

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The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behavior affect the rights and well read more

The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behavior affect the rights and well being of others.

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Avoid being impatient. Remember time brings roses.

Avoid being impatient. Remember time brings roses.

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The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.

The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.

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You have to believe in God before you can say there are things that man was not meant to know. read more

You have to believe in God before you can say there are things that man was not meant to know. I don't think there's anything man wasn't meant to know. There are just some stupid things that people shouldn't do.

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