"As long as there are human beings, there will be the idea of brotherhood -- and an almost total inability to practice it."

-- Sydney J. Harris

#Men Quotes #Practice Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“Genius does not need a special language; it uses newly whatever tongue it finds.”
“All that occurs within the walls of the temple is uplifting and enobling.”
“Problems are spiritual lessons from God-spiritual lessons to be learned.”
“When I first started, I just wanted to work. I wouldn't necessarily do anything, but I'd pretty much almost do anything at the very beginning.”
“You may know more about vintage wine than the wine steward, but if you're smart you'll let your man do the choosing and be ecstatic over his selection, even if it tastes like shampoo.”
“If it wasn't for good," my mother says, "we human beings would have been wiped out a long time ago. Either the monsters would have gotten us or we would have killed each other off with greed and jealousy and anger. So we have to believe in good. We have to look for the good in ourselves.”
“Experience conclusively shows that index-fund buyers are likely to obtain results exceeding those of the typical fund manager, whose large advisory fees and substantial portfolio turnover tend to reduce investment yields. Many people will find the guarantee of playing the stock-market game at par every round a very attractive one. The index fund is a sensible, serviceable method for obtaining the market's rate of return with absolutely no effort and minimal expense.”
“Making money is pretty pointless and it needs constant attention.”

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