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“As long as parents and teachers in general shall fall under the established rule, it is clear that politics and modes of government will educate and infect us all. They poison our minds, before we can resist, or so much as suspect their malignity. Like the barbarous directors of the Eastern seraglios, they deprive us of our vitality, and fit us for their despicable employment from the cradle.”
Source : William Godwin (1798). “Enquiry Concerning Political Justice: And Its Influence on Morals and Happiness”, p.49
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“Fortunately for a quarterback, you can play for a long time because you don't get hit very often.”
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“The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.”
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“My son, beware of a plain damsel who charmeth thee, for she needeth much wile, and useth diverse weapons.”
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“But look around at this world, how perfectly it's made. Flowers can't move, yet the insects come to them and spread their pollen. Trees can't move either, but birds and animals eat their fruit and carry their seeds far and wide.”
Source : Nahoko Uehashi (2014). “Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit”, p.120, Scholastic Inc.
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“It doesn't matter who you fall in love with, as long as you have love in your life.”
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“The fact is that you can't do everything that you have to do. You have to procrastinate on something. Therefore, procrastinate on small tasks.”
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“The process is the most beautiful part.”
