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The entire routine of our memorized acquisitions is a consequence of nothing but the Law of Contiguity. The words of a poem,…
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Considering the inner fitness of things, one would rather think that the very first act of a will endowed with freedom should…
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The exclusive worship of the bitch-goddess Success is our national disease.
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We must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and as carefully guard against…
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The most natively interesting object to a man is his own personal self and its fortunes. We accordingly see that the moment…
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If, then, you wish to insure the interest of your pupils, there is only one way to do it; and that is…
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All that we need explicitly to note is that, the more the passive attention is relied on, by keeping the material interesting;…
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The gist of the matter is this: Every impression that comes in from without, be it a sentence which we hear, an…
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I think we're in an age where artists really have an incredible range of materials at their command now. They can use…
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One might enumerate the items of high civilization, as it exists in other countries, which are absent from the texture of American…
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Magnetism, as you recall from physics class, is a powerful force that causes certain items to be attracted to refrigerators.
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I sometimes wonder if the manufacturers of foolproof items keep a fool or two on their payroll to test things.
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Life is never boring but some people choose to be bored. The concept of boredom entails an inability to use up present…
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In the midst of this chopping sea of civilized life, such are the clouds and storms and quicksands and thousand-and-one items to…
— Henry David Thoreau
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You can tell a horse owner by the interior of their car. Boots, mud, pony nuts, straw, items of tack and a…
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In addition to that, having the items I needed to foster the breastfeeding process and give me an opportunity to bond with…
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