Discipline means protection from one’s own wanton interest.
BILL VAUGHANEconomists report that a college education adds many thousands of dollars to a man’s lifetime income – which he then spends sending his son to college.
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Man is the animal that intends to shoot himself out into interplanetary space, after having given up on the problem of an efficient way to get himself five miles to work and back each day.
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Virtue, like a dowerless beauty, has more admirers than followers.
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Who grasps with his fist one who has an arm of steel injures only his own powerless wrist. Wait till inconstant fortune ties his hand, then … pick out his brains.
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He knows not the value of a day of pleasure who has not seen adversity.
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Meditating means bringing the mind back to something again and again. Thus, we all meditate, but unless we direct it in some way, we meditate on ourselves and on our own problems, reinforcing our self-clinging.
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The easiest books are generally the best; for, whatever author is obscure and difficult in his own language, certainly does not think clearly.
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Discipline is like cabbage. We may not care for it ourselves, but feel sure it would be good for somebody else.
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One in whose head is conceit, Think not that he will ever listen to truth.
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The groundhog is like most other prophets; it delivers its prediction and then disappears.
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In the game of life, it’s a good idea to have a few early losses, which relieves you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season.
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Letters should be easy and natural.
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An indefinable something is to be done, in a way nobody knows how, at a time nobody knows when, that will accomplish nobody knows what.
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It is only the first obstacle which counts to conquer modesty.
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Where would the gardener be if there were no more weeds?
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Our enemy sees us clearly. They will not start a war. They’re worried about one thing: If democracy develops here, if we succeed, we will win
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The more human beings proceed by plan the more effectively they may be hit by accident
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Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like ‘excuse me’, and other such simple courtesies.
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What a pity that the only way to heaven is in a hearse.
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Whether it is fun to go to bed with a good book depends a great deal on who’s reading it.
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You cannot speak of the ocean to a frog that lives in a well.
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Most of us wait until we’re in trouble, and then we pray like the dickens. Wonder what would happen if, some morning, we’d wake up and say, “Anything I can do for You today, Lord?”
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Some idea of inflation comes from seeing a youngster get his first job at a salary you dreamed of as the culmination of your career.
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Pipe-smokers spend so much time cleaning, filling and fooling with their pipes, they don’t have time to get into mischief.
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Walk in awe, wonder, and humility. Walk at all times of day. In the early morning when the world is just waking up. Late at night under the stars. Along a busy city street at noontime.
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Economists report that a college education adds many thousands of dollars to a man’s lifetime income – which he then spends sending his son to college.
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A mission could be defined as an image of a desired state that you want to get to. Once fully seen, it will inspire you to act, fuel your imagination and determine your behavior.
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