"The most satisfactory thing in all this earthly life is to be able to serve our fellow-beings-first, those who are bound to us by ties of love, then the wider circle of fellow-townsmen, fellow-countrymen, or fellow-men. To be of service is a solid foundation for contentment in this world."

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Source : Charles William Eliot (1926). “Charles W. Eliot: the man and his beliefs”

Charles William Eliot

#Men Quotes #Helping Others Quotes #Circles Quotes

“You learn so much with each book, but it's what you teach yourself by writing your own books and by reading good books written by other people - that's the key. You don't want to worry too much about other people's responses to your work, not during the writing and not after. You just need to read and write, and keep going.”
“It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man.”
“Obedience is the gateway through which knowledge, yes, and love, too, enter the mind of the child.”
“My philosophy of dating is to just fart right away.”
“I feel like a bit of a phony sometimes - I started acting because I didnâ€™t know what else to do. I filled in all these university application forms and honestly didnâ€™t want to do any of the courses.”

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“They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price.”
“Hollywood is what you make it; you have to choose company with care because you become what they are.”

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“A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.”

Source : Washington Irving (1862). “Works of Washington Irving”, p.221

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