Everything on earth is beautiful, everything — except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity.
ANTON CHEKHOVRarely do we arrive at the summit of truth without running into extremes; we have frequently to exhaust the part of error, and even of folly, before we work our way up to the noble goal of tranquil wisdom.
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The transpersonal is more awe-inspiring, more exciting than the thing we confuse it for.
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Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.
DIOGENES -
Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.
EURIPIDES -
I shall need to sleep three weeks on end to get rested from the rest I’ve had.
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You don’t make Him Lord. He’s Lord already. You just recognize it.
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I couldn’t think of anything less appealing than molding the minds of tomorrow’s leaders.
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You can’t hate and ball at the same time
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After I quit drinking, I realized I am the same asshole I always was; I just have fewer dents in my car.
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I shall drink to the Pope, if you please, still, to conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards.
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