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The art of living consists in knowing which impulses to obey and which must be made to obey.


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The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.



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.

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.



When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'

When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'



Happiness is a direction, not a place.

Happiness is a direction, not a place.



History repeats itself, but in such cunning disguise that we never detect the resemblance until the damage is done.

History repeats itself, but in such cunning disguise that we never detect the resemblance until the damage is done.



The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but moral acts: to return love for hate, to include the excluded, and to say, 'I was wrong'.

The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but moral acts: to return love for hate, to include the excluded, and to say, 'I was wrong'.



There's no point in burying a hatchet if you're going to put up a marker on the site.

There's no point in burying a hatchet if you're going to put up a marker on the site.



Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.



The two words 'information' and 'communication' are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through.

The two words 'information' and 'communication' are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through.





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