Quotes 181 till 200 of 769.
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Everything dictated silence and self-control but I couldn't restrain myself and spoke my mind.
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Evil exists in the world not to create despair but activity.
Source: An Essay on The Principle of Population (1798) XIX, 15, 1 -
Excessive indulgence to others, especially to children is in fact only self-indulgence under an alias.
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Falsehood often lurks upon the tongue of him, who, by self-praise, seeks to enhance his value in the eyes of others.
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Feelings aroused by the touch of someone's hand, the sound of music, the smell of a flower, a beautiful sunset, a work of art, love, laughter, hope and faith - all work on both the unconscious and the conscious aspects of the self, and they have physiological consequences as well.
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Few are the friends of a man's self, most those of his circumstances.
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First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting woman would take advantage of it.
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Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
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For a writer, obsession is a good substitute for self-discipline.
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For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity or perception to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication.
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For many years I was a self-appointed inspector of snowstorms and rainstorms and did my duty faithfully, though I never received payment for it.
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For me it was perfect, because it wasn't a very competitive environment, and it was a studio program. They basically send you off, and say, bring us some work, and we'll help you improve it. It really rewarded self-discipline.
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For undemocratic reasons and for motives not of State, they arrive at their conclusions - largely inarticulate. Being void of self-expression they confide their views to none; but sometimes in a smoking room, one learns why things were done.
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For virtue's self may too much zeal be had; the worst of madmen is a saint run mad.
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For what is a poem, but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding. It is the deepest part of autobiography.
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Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.
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Freedom is but the possibility of a various and indefinite activity; while government, or the exercise of dominion, is a single, yet real activity. The longing for freedom, therefore, is at first only too frequently suggested by the deep-felt consciousness of its absence.
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Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.
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