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- Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it means never living apart from one's self. It is not about the absence of…
- I will always have fears, but I need not be my fears, for I have other places within myself from which to speak and act.
- Afraid that our inner light will be extinguished or our inner darkness exposed, we hide our true identities from each other. In the process, we…
- ... circles of trust ... are a rare form of community - one that supports rather than supplants the individual quest for integrity - that…
- We need a coat with two pockets. In one pocket there is dust, and in the other pocket there is gold. We need a coat…
- We must come together in ways that respect the solitude of the soul that avoid the unconscious violence we do when we try to save…
- If we want to grow as teachers -- we must do something alien to academic culture: we must talk to each other about our inner…
More Other Quotes
- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. — Dick Armey
- Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so… — Richard Armour