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Without initiation into the scientific spirit one is not in possession of the best tools humanity has so far devised for effectively directed reflection. [Without… — John Dewey
There is evil in the world, but it can be overcome through repentance and aspiration, and therein lies the true meaning and adventure of life. — Abba Hillel Silver
The theist can only find meaning by leaving this life for a transcendental world beyond the grave. The human world as he finds it is… — Paul Kurtz
You've traveled up ten thousand steps in search of the truth. So many days in the archives, copying, copying. The gravity of the Tang and… — Hsu Yun
The meaning that we are seeking in evolution is its meaning to us, to man. The ethics of evolution must be human ethics. It is… — George Gaylord Simpson
The true meaning of the precepts is not just that one should refrain from drinking alcohol, but also from getting drunk on nirvana. — Bassui Tokusho
You are embarking on the greatest adventure of your life - to improve your self-image, to create more meaning in your life and in the… — Maxwell Maltz
The appreciation of the merits of art of the emotions it conveys depends upon an understanding of the meaning of life... — Leo Tolstoy
The continually progressive change to which the meaning of words is subject, the want of a universal language which renders translation necessary, the errors to… — Thomas Paine
If you were all alone in the universe with no one to talk to, no one with which to share the beauty of the stars,… — Mitsugi Saotome
Playing the game I have learned the meaning of humility. It has given me an understanding of futility of the human effort. — Abba Eban
In the uttermost meaning of the words, thought is devout, and devotion is thought. Deep calls unto deep. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things in life like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
The basic meaning of etiquette is to be quick at both the beginning and end and tranquil in the middle. — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Since there is no such entity as 'the public,' since the public is merely a number of individuals, the idea that 'the public interest' supersedes… — Ayn Rand
Whenever the insistence is on the point that God answers prayer, we are off the track. The meaning of prayer is that we get hold… — Oswald Chambers
You say, "But He has not answered." He has, He is so near to you that His silence is the answer. His silence is big… — Oswald Chambers
Nothing is so dangerous as that of violence employed by well-meaning people for beneficial objects. — Alexis de Tocqueville
I consider Bush's decision to call for a war against terrorism a serious mistake. He is elevating these criminals to the status of war enemies,… — Jurgen Habermas
This is the duty of our generation as we enter the twenty-first century - solidarity with the weak, the persecuted, the lonely, the sick, and… — Elie Wiesel
For me, the promised land, always seeming just beyond my reach, is the poetic masterpiece, that perfect union of words in cadence, each beckoned and… — Unknown Author
We need to restore the full meaning of that old word, duty. It is the other side of rights. — Pearl S. Buck
A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full… — D. Elton Trueblood
Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen… — Eleanor Roosevelt
The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along… — Oprah Winfrey

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