"All intellectual improvement arises from leisure."

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Samuel Johnson

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“It is not likely that posterity will fall in love with us, but not impossible that it may respect or sympathize; so a man would rather leave behind him the portrait of his spirit than a portrait of his face.”
“Who would not rather have the fame of Archimedes than that of his conqueror Marcellus?”
“It would scarcely be destruction," he replied gently. "Let us call it iconoclasm, the swallowing of formulas, which has always had its full retinue of idealists. And you do not want a Napoleon . All that is needed is direction, which could be given by men of far lower gifts than a Bonaparte. In a word, you want a Power-House, and then the age of miracles will begin.”
“It is a paradox that as we reach out prime, we also see there is a place where it finishes.”
“FREE animals of the jungle/air/sea/mountains are called 'wild', 'savage', 'vicious', 'beasts' who defend themselves and their own territories from greedy, ruthless 'brave' men armed to the teeth/ with snares, tranquilizing guns, other. Enslaving them forever, then murdering them, THEN calling them 'dumb'!!!”
“Successful people become great leaders when they learn to shift the focus from themselves to others.”

Source : Marshall Goldsmith (2010). “What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How successful people become even more successful”, p.72, Profile Books
“My mother used to say, "When you can learn to laugh at yourself, a lot of healing comes from that."”

Source : Source: www.psychologyart.com
“I used to teach at a private school, and the parents thought I loved their children. I did not love their children! I liked them well enough, but I was always delighted to see them go off for summer vacation.”

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