"When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men,' Epictetus replied, 'I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!â€™."

-- Epictetus

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“In microbiology the roles of mutation and selection in evolution are coming to be better understood through the use of bacterial cultures of mutant strains.”
“Bill Clinton was in the line of great progressive presidents who faced the realities in his own time and applied innovative solutions to problems.”
“I will always love gymnastics.”
“Understanding a situation doesn't always make it easier”
“If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.”
“I'm quite sure that most writers would sustain real poetry if they could, but it takes devotion and talent.”
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”
“If a child is going to grow into a truly special adultâ€“someone who thinks, considers other points of view, has an open mind, and possesses the ability to discuss great ideas with other peopleâ€“a love of reading is an essential foundation.”

Source : Rafe Esquith (2007). “Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56”, p.33, Penguin

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