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Hypocrisy in anything whatever may deceive the cleverest and most penetrating man, but the least wide-awake of children recognizes it, and is… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Linux is a complex example of the wisdom of crowds. It's a good example in the sense that it shows you can… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
Through mutual understanding, sincerity and goodwill, and with great wisdom and broad views, the leaders on both sides should jointly initiate new… — Chen Shui-bian Copy Share Image
“In meditation we discover our inherent restlessness. Sometimes we get up and leave. Sometimes we sit there but our bodies wiggle and… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
“My light was held in the dark until I was ready. The darkness is not a thing to fear, simply a place… — Kelly Martin Copy Share Image
The very reason why we object to state ownership, that it puts a stop to individual initiative and to the healthy development… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“Boy, the solid things you can hold in your hands are never all you've got. They're the least of what belong to… — Traci L. Slatton Copy Share Image
Without going out-of-doors, one can know all he needs to know. Without even looking out of his window, one can grasp the… — Laozi Copy Share Image
If you are the kind of person who listens to conservative advice, you may do okay in life, but you probably won't… — Ruth Simmons Copy Share Image
“What is the fruit of these teachings? Only the most beautiful and proper harvest of the truly educated—tranquility, fearlessness, and freedom. We… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
At some point in your life, you're going to find yourself at a crossroads and neither of those roads leads to anything… — Izaya Copy Share Image
“Judgments based on preconceptions make life simple for us to deal with since that means we safely shield ourselves behind barriers of… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
If your mind is happy then you are happy anywhere you go. When wisdom awakens within you, you will see Truth wherever… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
“insights around four key skill sets you must master to succeed: building a rock-solid daily routine, taming your tools (before they tame… — Jocelyn K. Glei Copy Share Image
Education is a matter of the spirit. No wiser word has been said on the subject, and yet we persist in applying… — Charlotte Mason Copy Share Image
Putting myself into categories is fun, and I think it also gives me insight into my own nature. When I see myself… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“ What is Required by Paul Allen (fragment) 1 All elsewhere being World, how many times have I stood in the bright… — Paul Allen Copy Share Image
“The colossal misunderstanding of our time is the assumption that insight will work with people who are unmotivated to change. Communication does… — Edwin H. Friedman Copy Share Image
“I believe that people come into your life and then some go.I also think there's a purpose as to why they were… — Shey Stahl Copy Share Image
Great leaders, the research shows, are made as they gradually acquire, in the course of their lives and careers, the competencies that… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
Whether that's questioning the dominant opinion of the day, the conventional wisdom of the day, or whether it's questioning the policies that… — Ben Domenech Copy Share Image
“If you are now facing difficulties in your life, don’t focus on them but rather focus on God because when you keep… — Dragos Bratasanu, Ph.D Copy Share Image
Clinton is a big personality who has led a big life, and for some of the media conventional wisdom to boil it… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
Real history is far more complex and interesting than the simplistic summaries presented in Wikipedia articles. Knowing this allows you to question… — Ken Liu Copy Share Image
“For us the true measure of our wisdom will never be the grade point average we covet, a degree or rank, the… — Ellen F. Davis Copy Share Image
“We ought to, as human beings, have the courage to seek a collective “truth” that benefits our species the most, and to… — Tarun Betala Copy Share Image
“People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little. It is plain than an ignorant person… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think that when people read fiction, they're really reading for wisdom. I am. That's what most of us really love. If… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
The things of the world are ever rising and falling, and in perpetual change; and this change must be according to the… — Wilhelm von Humboldt Copy Share Image
We need science, more and better science, not for its technology, not for leisure, not even for health or longevity, but for… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
Given the tendency of many to picture God's realm as somewhere high above Earth - an idea that sounds suspiciously like the… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
The power of perpetuating our property in our families is one of the most valuable and interesting circumstances belonging to it, and… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
“Hence, the wise man accustoms himself to coming trouble, lightening by long reflection the evils which others lighten by long endurance. We… — Seneca Copy Share Image
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Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
“The Canarsie People said the knowing belongs to the old and wise, but the unfolding is in the keeping of the young.… — Beverly Swerling Copy Share Image
Arise, awake! This path is arduous. So we learn from the wise, and we have to follow in the footsteps of the… — Sri Chinmoy Copy Share Image
If you make a mistake, concentrate on the reason, and try to learn a lesson. On committing a mistake never regret, act… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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