Quotes 701 till 720 of 876.
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There is no self-delusion more fatal than that which makes the conscience dreamy with the anodyne of lofty sentiments, while the life is groveling and sensual.
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There is no such thing as a self-made man. You will reach your goals only with the help of others.
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There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.
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There is nothing in all the world greater than freedom. It is worth paying for; it is worth losing a job for; it is worth going to jail for. I would rather be a free pauper than a rich slave. I would rather die in abject poverty with my convictions than live in inordinate riches with the lack of self respect.
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There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and fables.
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There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
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There is, of course, no complete solution. But we can do something. The chief means open to us is education There is no excuse for letting another generation be as vastly ignorant, or as devoid of understanding and sympathy, as we are ourselves.
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There never will exist anything permanently noble and excellent in the character which is a stranger to resolute self-denial.
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There were days I could barely struggle into a size 46 or 48, months of larges and XXLs, and endless rounds of leggings with the elastic at the waist stretched to its limit and beyond - topped with the fashion equivalent of a tea cozy. And always black, because I was in mourning for my slimmer self.
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There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other.
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There's nothing wrong with not understanding yourself.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2013) 114 -
There's one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude - confidence in self.
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There's only one effectively redemptive sacrifice, the sacrifice of self-will to make room for the knowledge of God.
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These are big trade-offs for a simple piece of cake - add five hundred calories, subtract well-being, allure, and self-esteem - and the feelings behind them are anything but vain or shallow.
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They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.
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This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.
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This celebration here tells me that this work is not hopeless. I thank you for this teaching with all my heart and lift my glass to human solidarity, to the ultimate victory of knowledge, peace, good-will and understanding.
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This field is not necessarily glamorous, nor does it often produce immediate results, but it seeks to increase our basic understanding of living processes.
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This is the great object held out by this association; and the means of attaining it is illumination, enlightening the understanding by the sun of reason which will dispell the clouds of superstition and of prejudice.
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Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self-actualization.
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