It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. ~Richard Dawkins
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they only have themselves to think of, so every wish and every notion assume importance; every pleasure is tasted to the full, but also every sorrow, and many who find that their wishes cannot be fulfilled, immediately put an end to their lives. ~Hermann Hesse
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When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become. ~Louis Pasteur
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It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is. ~Hermann Hesse
#quotes #hermann-hesse #respect #relationship #honor

Romania is an interesting place because I think it has been abused, on so many different levels. ~Kiefer Sutherland
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Fine feathers make fine birds. ~English Proverb
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To be a team, you must be a family. ~Don Meyer
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Hopes are always accompanied by fears, and, in scientific research, the fears are liable to become dominant. ~Paul Dirac
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
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After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. ~Shirley Jones
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The real difference between telling what happened and telling a story about what happened is that instead of being a victim of our past, we become master of it. ~Donald Davis
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Men can bear all things except good days. ~Dutch Proverbs
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I think that what went wrong with religion is the same thing that went wrong with politics. Is that it became too money based and too controlling. It is just a weakness that we human beings have for control, we want one thing and then we want more and then we want more. ~Dave Davies
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~Taoist Proverb
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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[The raindrops] played across the coast all through the night, until the soft new day shrugged itself awake, tried on amethyst and lavender for a while, and finally decided on pale yellow. ~Gary D. Schmidt
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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In a relationship you have to open yourself up. ~Neil LaBute
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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Only if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack. ~Desmond Tutu
#quotes #desmond-tutu #past #trust

She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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While cares will drop off like autumn leaves. ~John Muir
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