Master Quotes

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To understand a sentence means to understand a language. To understand a language means to be master of a technique. — Ludwig Wittgenstein
Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master… — Baron de Montesquieu
Help, master, help! here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor man's right in the law; 'twill hardly come out. — William Shakespeare
The master said, 'Quietly to store up knowledge in my mind, to learn without flagging, to teach without growing weary, these present me with no… — Confucius
All ages have said and repeated that one should strive to know one's self. This is a strange demand which no one up to now… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Men had better be without education than be educated by their rulers; for their education is but the mere breaking in of the steer to… — Thomas Hodgskin
O my darling books! A day will come when you will be laid out on the salesroom table, and others will buy and possess you-persons,… — Unknown Author
If one is the master of oneself, one is the resort one can depend on; therefore, one should control oneself of all. — Gautama Buddha
I cringe when critics say I'm a master of the popular novel. What's an unpopular novel? — Irwin Shaw
Even in the heat of a middlegame battle the master still has to bear in mind the outlines of a possible future ending. — David Bronstein
The main difference between the art of the actor and all other arts is that every other [non-performing] artist may create whenever he is in… — Constantin Stanislavski
Something will master and something will serve. Either you run the day or the day runs you; either you run the business or the business… — Jim Rohn
Instead of raising your hand to ask a question in class, how about individual push buttons on each desk? That way, when you want to… — Jack Handey
If you care to be a master or to make a true success of your profession, the smallest detail of your work must be done… — David Murray Cowie
It is the old experience that a rude instrument in the hand of a master craftsman will achieve more than the finest tool wielded by… — Karl Pearson
The master secret of happiness is to meet the challenge of each new day with the serene faith that: "All things work together for good… — Wilferd Peterson
Great drama is the souvenir of the adventure of a master among the pieces of his own soul. — George Jean Nathan
When the Master of the universe has points to carry in his government he impresses his will in the structure of minds. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master — John Dryden
In relations between the rich and the strong, between the rich and the poor, between the master and the servant, it's liberty that grinds down,… — Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire
You know that murder is wicked. If you saw your master kill a man, do you suppose this would be any excuse for you, if… — Jupiter Hammon
Only a few people are interested in what you have to say, but that is all right. You don't have to tell the quality of… — Richard Bach
Managers who master the hammer and expect all problems to behave like nails find organizational life confusing and frustrating. — Lee Bolman
Does the government fear us? Or do we fear the government? When the people fear the government, tyranny has found victory. The federal government is… — Thomas Jefferson
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Experience has taught… — George Washington

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