Quotes 1981 till 2000 of 4321.
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Joy runs deeper than despair
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Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity.
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Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.
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Jupiter, not wanting man's life to be wholly gloomy and grim, has bestowed far more passion than reason - you could reckon the ration as twenty-four to one. Moreover, he confined reason to a cramped corner of the head and left all the rest of the body to the passions.
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Just as the largest library, badly arranged, is not so useful as a very moderate one that is well arranged, so the greatest amount of knowledge, if not elaborated by our own thoughts, is worth much less than a far smaller volume that has been abundantly and repeatedly thought over.
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Just as those who do not love Plato more than truth cannot pass beyond the threshold of Academe, so those who do not love beauty more than truth never know the inmost shrine of art.
The Decay of Lying (1889) -
Just because there is a problem doesn't mean that we have to solve it, if the cure is going to be more expensive than the original ailment.
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Just the act of listening means more than you can imagine to most employees.
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Justice and truth are two such subtle points, that our tools are too blunt to touch them accurately. If they reach the point, they either crush it, or lean all round, more on the false than on the true.
Pensees (1669) -
Keep up your enthusiasm! There is nothing more contagious than exuberant enthusiasm.
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Kids are beautiful, man. And they know much more than grownups think they know. Kids are just perfect people until grownups get their hands on them.
The World According To Garp (2012) -
Kids feel so strongly about what's going on today and what's happening to the world, and that's very inspiring. I feel more hopeful than ever before about the future.
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Kind thoughts are rarer than either kind words or deeds. They imply a great deal of thinking about others. This in itself is rare. But they also imply a great deal of thinking about others without the thoughts being criticisms. This is rarer still.
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Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence, or learning.
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Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
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Know than this truth (enough for man to know): I virtue alone is happinea below.
Essay on Man -
Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.
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