The hunger and thirst for knowledge, the keen delight in the chase, the good humored willingness to admit that the scent was false, the eager desire to get on with the work, the cheerful resolution to go back and begin again, the broad good sense, the unaffected modesty, the imperturbable temper, the gratitude for any little help that was given -- all these will remain in my memory though I cannot paint them for others.
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It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.
It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.
A lie told often enough becomes truth.
A lie told often enough becomes truth.
Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear read more
Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.
It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own.
It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own.
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When will people understand that words can cut as sharply as any blade, and that those cuts leave scars upon our souls.
Re-examine all you have been told . . . Dismiss what insults your Soul. -Walt Whitman.
Re-examine all you have been told . . . Dismiss what insults your Soul. -Walt Whitman.
The trodden path is the safest.
The trodden path is the safest.
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Success is important only to the extent that it puts one in a position to do more things one likes to do.
The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a read more
The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.
