"....a good book can teach you about the world and about yourself. You learn more than how to read better; you also learn more about life. You become wiser. Not just more knowledgeable - books that provide nothing but information can produce that result. But wiser, in the sense that you are more deeply aware of the great and enduring truths of human life."

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Source : "How to Read a Book".

Mortimer Adler

#Book Quotes #World Quotes #Information Quotes

“Drogba is a fighter. He is the kind of player I would say 'With you I could go to every war.'”
“I wouldnâ€™t say I was really into fashion before modelling; I was into creation.”
“One of the virtues of the NHS... it doesn't worry you about money at the moment when you're least capable of doing anything about it.”
“The key to a winning season is focusing on one opponent at a time. Winning one week at a time. Never look back and never look ahead.”
“In a room sit three great men, a king, a priest, and a rich man with his gold. Between them stands a sellsword, a little man of common birth and no great mind. Each of the great ones bids him slay the other two. â€˜Do it,â€™ says the king, â€˜for I am your lawful ruler.â€™ â€˜Do it,â€™ says the priest, â€˜for I command you in the names of the gods.â€™ â€˜Do it,â€™ says the rich man, â€˜and all this gold shall be yours.â€™ So tell meâ€”who lives and who dies?”
“The integral part of being a star is having the will to win. All the champions have it.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“How often have I rattled on with God and said nothing at all? Relying on clichÃ©s, throwaway phrases, and high language I'd never use in everyday conversation, I took prayer for granted and lost sight of the wondrous opportunity to draw close to God.”
“Willing is not enough, we must do.”

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