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Nine tenths of education is encouragement.

Anatole France

The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it.
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Deep Man Stars
People who have no weaknesses are terrible; there is no way of taking advantage of them.
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People Weakness
The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.
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Equality Food Poor Rich
Man is a rational animal. He can think up a reason for anything he wants to believe.
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Animal Believe Himself Logic Man Thinking
It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.
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Act Ideas Live People
Armenia is dying, but it will survive. The little blood that is left is precious blood that will give birth to a heroic generation. A nation that does not want to die, does not die.
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Death Endurance Nation Strength Survive
It is not customary to love what one has
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Love Oneself
Whatever one may do, one is always alone in the world.
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Alone Oneself World
For the majority of people, though they do not know what to do with this life, long for another that shall have no end.
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End Life People
What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance?
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Chance Earth Heaven Stupidity Thinking
Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not.
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Break Danger Evil Stupidity Time
To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
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Accomplishment Act Believe Dream Greatness Planning
Dictionary: The universe in alphabetical order.
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Book One Liner
Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another.
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Himself Kind Man
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of the mind for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
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Art Mindset Nature Purpose Satisfaction Teaching
We should adopt his principles and govern men as they are and not as what we’d like them to be.
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Himself Principle

Nine tenths of education is encouragement.

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