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Language was invented to ask questions.

Eric Hoffer

A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people’s business.
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Business Character Man Mindset People Worth
The future belongs to the learners-not the knowers.
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Future Learning World
For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove yourself again in the future; but an excuse can last for life.
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Achievement Future Greatness Leaving Life People Reason Yourself
Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
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Empty Hate Life Passionate Purpose
Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
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Beautiful Deal Equipment Existence Learning Truth World
When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.
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Freedom Imitation People
The misery of a child is interesting to a mother, the misery of a young man is interesting to a young woman, the misery of an old man is interesting to nobody.
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Children Man Misery Mom Old Woman Young
The hardest thing to cope with is not selfishness or vanity or deceitfulness, but sheer stupidity.
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Betrayal Deal Hard Selfish Stupidity
Nowhere at present is there such a measureless loathing of their country by educated people as in America.
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Country Education Nation Present
Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
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Guilty Justice Right Voice
Anger is a prelude to courage.
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Angry Courage One Liner
To be fully alive is to feel that everything is possible.
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Alive Feeling Inspirational Possible
Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.
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Corruption Deep Power Weakness
We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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Reality Understand
It is not actual suffering but the taste of better things which excites people to revolt.
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Excitement People Revolution Suffering Taste
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
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Blessing Count Hard Mathematics Ourselves

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