"The ability to keep your mouth shut is usually a sign of intelligence"

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Source : Holly Goldberg Sloan (2013). “Counting by 7s”, p.90, Penguin

Holly Goldberg Sloan

#Mouths Quotes #Ability Quotes

“The fact that psychology postulates an external material world and studies it in so far as it comes to be reflected in consciousness, points to another postulate which psychology must assume in addition, namely, the existence of an inner world consciousness.”

Source : Boris Sidis (1914). “The Foundations of Normal and Abnormal Psychology”
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Don't teach a man to fish and you feed yourself. He's a grown man, fishing's not that hard.”
“Whether or not you choose to keep your covenant to always remember Him, He always remembers you.”
“There isn't any fear in existence itself, or any uncertainty, but living creates it.”
“Off with the old and on with the new and never a second's thought between.”

Source : Helen Hodgman (1990). “Blue Skies ; &, Jack and Jill”, Penguin Group USA
“The Pulitzer has nothing to do with me; it's more about people's perceptions of me, whatever they may be. I'm not being humble - I honestly do not and cannot think about that. It's a lovely piece of crystal on my bookcase, but that's all it is to me.”
“The less one remembers about the day before, the more the new day will be unfettered by triviality.”
“Extension work is not exhortation. Nor is it exploitation of the people, or advertising of an institution, or publicity work for securing students. It is a plain, earnest, and continuous effort to meet the needs of the people on their own farms and in the localities.”

Source : Liberty Hyde Bailey (1910). “Reprints of Addresses”

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