We generally learn languages for the benefit of reading the books written in them — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
It would hardly benefit me to hold anything back unnecessarily, when I know what I'm asking. For you to find a needle… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
At the heart of western freedom and democracy is the belief that the individual man ... is the touchstone of value, and… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
Millions of men give all their energies, as well as their very souls, for the acquisition of gold. And this will continue… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
Give yourself five minutes to consider how you can turn a miserable situation to your benefit and that light bulb is going… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
In the name of compassion, Obama advocates seemingly endless extensions of unemployment benefits because his economic theology holds that by paying people… — David Limbaugh Copy Share Image
We should all visit the sick. When they are in sorrow and suffering, it is a real help and benefit to have… — Abdu'l-Bahá Copy Share Image
Do not get up immediately at the end of the archana. The beloved deity should be brought from the seat in front… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
The introduction of Christianity, which, under whatever form, always confers such inestimable benefits on mankind, soon made a sensible change in these… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
A typical mathematician does not actively try to be useful. Individual mathematicians are motivated primarily by a subtle mixture of ambition and… — Timothy Gowers Copy Share Image
Is it too much to ask, to live in a world where our human gifts go toward the benefit of all? Where… — Charles Eisenstein Copy Share Image
Assuredly there is but one way in which to achieve what is not merely difficult but utterly against human nature: to love… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
I know that a good many champions have entertained the thought that the more they discourage youngsters, the longer they would reign.… — Major Taylor Copy Share Image
Silence - Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Combining these two ancient teachings (yoga and vipassana) in a seamless manner, which will bring maximum benefits to the meditators, is not… — Amit Ray Copy Share Image
The writing of a novel or short story or poem or whatever should elevate the audience, not drag the writer down to… — Caitlín R. Kiernan Copy Share Image
I think I’ve said this before many times—that photography allows you to learn to look and see. You begin to see things… — Saul Leiter Copy Share Image
Lions mane may be our first smart mushroom. It is a safe, edible fungus that appears to confer cognitive benefits on our… — Paul Stamets Copy Share Image
Give your intentions in prayer to God, Who knows everyone, even before our birth. And do not ask that everything will be… — Gennadius of Constantinople Copy Share Image
Any man who has the brains to think and the nerve to act for the benefit of the people of the country… — William Randolph Hearst Copy Share Image
I have the benefit of experience which tells me that sulking solves nothing — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Our great progressive struggles have been waged to make sure ordinary citizens, and not just the rich and privileged, share in the… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
While sitting on the bank of a river one day, I picked up a solid round stone from the water and broke… — Sadhu Sundar Singh Copy Share Image
