"You look like a human being, but you don't have a mind of your own."

-- Ray Davies

#Philosophy Quotes #Mind Quotes #Looks Quotes

“Whenever you look back and say "if" you know you're in trouble. There is no such thing as "if". The only thing that matters is what really happened.”
“If we view our children as stupid, naughty, disturbed, or guilty of their misdeeds, they will learn to behold themselves as foolish, faulty, or shameful specimens of humanity. They will regard us as judges from whom they wish to hide, and they will interpret everything we say as further proof of their unworthiness. If we view them as innocent, or at least merely ignorant, they will gain understanding from their experiences, and they will continue to regard us as wise partners.”
“The only way to 'find out if it will work out' is to do it.”
“Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.”
“If I am asked to explain why I learned the bicycle I should say I did it as an act of grace, if not of actual religion.”

Source : Frances E. Willard (2017). “A Wheel within a Wheel - How I learned to Ride the Bicycle with Some Reflections by the Way”, p.32, Read Books Ltd
“I gaze upon the thousand stars That fill the midnight sky; And wish, so passionately wish, A light like theirs on high. I have such eagerness of hope To benefit my kind; I feel as if immortal power Were given to my mind.”
“Family has always been the most important thing in my life. The only real goal that I ever had was to be a good mother.”
“Do not get yourself into the illusion that there is something so unique about the question of organ or body parts ... that the general rules of economics do not apply.”

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