"No man can teach another self-knowledge. He can only lead him or her up to self-discovery - the source of truth."

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Source : "Knowing Yourself: The True in the False". Book by Barry Long, 1996.

Barry Long

#Men Quotes #Discovery Quotes #Self Quotes

“Nevada involved cattle, right? First of all, I thought the Lord owned the cattle on the thousand hills. What about the fact that even in early Scripture, the issue of water and forage rights is actually talked about by Abraham?”
“But touch me, and no minister so sore. Whoe'er offends, at some unlucky time Slides into verse, and hitches in a rhyme, Sacred to ridicule his whole life long, And the sad burthen of some merry song.”
“There must be a profound recognition that parents are the first teachers and that education begins before formal schooling and is deeply rooted in the values, traditions, and norms of family and culture.”

Source : Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot (1978). “Worlds apart: relationships between families and schools”, Basic Books (AZ)
“Probably "I love my life" would be something I would say out loud to the planet - just that positive affirmation. And also, "Life is short," "Don't take yourself so seriously," and "Lighten the f - k up." And if that offends you, you really need to lighten the f - k up.”

Source : Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“When you're young, you don't realize the sacrifices that people are making for you.”

Source : "Bobby Orr: How we're killing hockey". Interview with Ken MacQueen, www.macleans.ca. October 17, 2013.
“I know that sometimes people fake on each other out of genuine motives to hold onto the object of their tenderest feelings. They see themselves as so inadequate that they feel forced to wear a mask in order to continuously impress the other. I do not want to "hold" you, I want you to "stay" out of your own need for me.”
“The brain is not an organ to be relied upon.”
“If you bound the arms and legs of gold-medal swimmer Michael Phelps, weighed him down with chains, threw him in a pool and he sank, you wouldn't call it a 'failure of swimming.' So, when markets have been weighted down by inept and excessive regulation, why call this a 'failure of capitalism'?”

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