Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance.
SYDNEY J. HARRISEnemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time.
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More trouble is caused in this world by indiscreet answers than by indiscreet questions.
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Many people know how to work hard; many others know how to play well; but the rarest talent in the world is the ability to introduce elements of playfulness into work, and to put some constructive labor into our leisure.
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A ‘penchant for telling the truth’ can cripple a candidates chances faster than being caught in flagrante delicto with the governor’s wife.
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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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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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Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better.
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Many people feel “guilty” about things they shouldn’t feel guilty about, in order to shut out feelings of guilt about things they should feel guilty about.
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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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Enemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time.
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We evaluate others with a Godlike justice, but we want them to evaluate us with a Godlike compassion.
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Agnosticism is a perfectly respectable and tenable philosophical position; it is not dogmatic and makes no pronouncements about the ultimate truths of the universe. It remains open to evidence and persuasion; lacking faith, it nevertheless does not deride faith.
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The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.
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The greatest educational dogma is also its greatest fallacy: the belief that what must be learned can necessarily be taught.
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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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We can often endure an extra pound of pain far more easily than we can suffer the withdrawal of an ounce of accustomed pleasure.
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