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William James: The art of...

William James: The art of...

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

Source: The...

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William James: Believe that life...

William James: Believe that life...

Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.

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Francis Bacon: The monuments of...

Francis Bacon: The monuments of...

The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.

Source: In Webster's...

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Francis Bacon: It is not...

Francis Bacon: It is not...

It is not what men eat but what they digest that makes them strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us...

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Anthony J D'Angelo: In your thirst...

Anthony J D'Angelo: In your thirst...

In your thirst for knowledge, be sure not to drown in all the information.

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Anthony J D'Angelo: Never let your...

Anthony J D'Angelo: Never let your...

Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance.

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Laurens Van der Post: Life is its...

Laurens Van der Post: Life is its...

Life is its own journey, presupposes its own change and movement, and one tries to arrest them at one's eternal...

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Aristotle: It is unbecoming...

Aristotle: It is unbecoming...

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

Source: Rhetoric, c. 322 B.C.
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Aristotle: One swallow does...

Aristotle: One swallow does...

One swallow does not make a spring.

Source: Nicomachean Ethics.
-- Aristotle, ( ...

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Aristotle: Humor is the...

Aristotle: Humor is the...

Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and...

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Francis Galton: The cat is...

Francis Galton: The cat is...

The cat is the only non-gregarious domestic animal. It is retained by its extra-ordinary adhesion to the comforts of...

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Henri Matisse: I don't paint...

Henri Matisse: I don't paint...

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

Source: In...

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Leonardo da Vinci: As a well-spent...

Leonardo da Vinci: As a well-spent...

As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.

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Man Ray: A creator needs...

Man Ray: A creator needs...

A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.

Source: In Webster's NewWorld...

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John Berger: When we read...

John Berger: When we read...

When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. What is to happen next...

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John Berger: All photographs are...

John Berger: All photographs are...

All photographs are there to remind us of what we forget. In this -- as in other ways -- they are the opposite of...

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John Berger: Autobiography begins with...

John Berger: Autobiography begins with...

Autobiography begins with a sense of being alone. It is an orphan form.

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John Berger: A peasant becomes...

John Berger: A peasant becomes...

A peasant becomes fond of his pig and is glad to salt away its pork. What is significant, and is so difficult for the...

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John Berger: Publicity is the...

John Berger: Publicity is the...

Publicity is the life of this culture -- in so far as without publicity capitalism could not survive -- and at the...

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John Webster: Man may his...

John Webster: Man may his...

Man may his fate foresee, but not prevent. . . . 'Tis better to be fortunate than wise.

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