"Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality."

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Source : Beatrix Potter (2005). “Beatrix Potter: Artist & Illustrator”, Frederick Warne Publishers

Beatrix Potter

#Education Quotes #Memorable Quotes #Learning Quotes

“Reason is Life's sole arbiter, themagic Laby'rinth's single clue...”

Source : Sir Richard Francis Burton (1880). “The Kasîdah (couplets) of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî: A Lay of the Higher Law”
“Yeah, 'Gossip Girl' is a good show. It's a real New York show, like 'Sex and the City.”
“Here then is a great #â€Ž truth . In the #â€Ž pain , the #â€Ž agony , and the #â€Ž heroic endeavors of life, we pass through a #â€Ž refiner 's #â€Ž fire , and the insignificant and the unimportant in our lives can melt away like dross and make our #â€Ž faith #â€Ž bright , #â€Ž intact , and #â€Ž strong .”
“When thoughts arise, then do all things arise. When thoughts vanish, then do all things vanish.”

Source : "The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind". Book by Huangbo and John Blofeld, p. 80, 1958.
“The Euro is a conquest of sovereignty. It gives us a margin of manoeuvre. Its a tool to help us master globalisation and help us resist irrational shifts in the market.”
“The upside to anger? Getting it out of your system. You got to express your anger. Then you have room for more positive things. If I hold something in a long time, and then I speak it, it's amazing how the light shines so much brighter.”
“I had always been a tomboy - I still am, at heart.”
“Quit smoking, and observe posted speed limits. This will improve your odds of getting old enough to be wise.”

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