It’s surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you’re not comfortable within yourself, you can’t be comfortable with others.
SYDNEY J. HARRISA winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive.
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A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive.
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Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance.
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More trouble is caused in this world by indiscreet answers than by indiscreet questions.
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Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there.
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The art of living consists in knowing which impulses to obey and which must be made to obey.
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The best thing you can give children, next to good habits, are good memories.
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An idealist believes the short run doesn’t count. A cynic believes the long run doesn’t matter.
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Honesty consists of the unwillingness to lie to others; maturity, which is equally hard to attain, consists of the unwillingness to lie to oneself.
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The truest test of independent judgment is being able to dislike someone who admires us, and to admire someone who dislikes us.
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And nobody is more aware of this difference (although unconsciously) than a child. Only an authentic person can evoke a good response in the core of the other person; only person is resonant to person.
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The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.
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No one should pay attention to a man delivering a lecture or a sermon on his “philosophy of life” until we know exactly how he treats his wife, his children, his neighbors, his friends, his subordinates and his enemies.
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Every morning I take out my bankbook, stare at it, shudder – and turn quickly to my typewriter.
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As the horsepower in modern automobiles steadily rises, the congestion of traffic steadily lowers the average possible speed of your car. This is known as Progress.
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Good teaching must be slow enough so that it is not confusing, and fast enough so that it is not boring.
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