Those who imagine that the world is against them have generally conspired to make it true.
SYDNEY J. HARRISGood teaching must be slow enough so that it is not confusing, and fast enough so that it is not boring.
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Nobody really knows how smart or talented he is until he finds the incentives to use himself to the fullest. God has given us more than we know what to do with.
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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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All significant achievement comes from daring from experiment from the willingness to risk failure.
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The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.
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The severest test of character is not so much the ability to keep a secret as it is, when the secret is finally out, to refrain from disclosing that you knew it all along.
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Patriotism is proud of a country’s virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their own specific virtues.
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Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
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Time is love, above all else. It is the most precious commodity in the world and should be lavished on those we care most about.
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Many married couples separate because they quarrel incessantly, but just as many separate because they were never honest enough or courageous enough to quarrel when they should have.
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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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When we have “second thoughts” about something, our first thoughts don’t seem like thoughts at all – just feelings.
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It is not only useless, it is harmful, to believe in oneself until one truly knows oneself. And to know oneself means to accept our moments of insanity, of eccentricity, of childishness and blindness.
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Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure and far from the goal.
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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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Almost every man looks more so in a belted trench coat.
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