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Power Quotes by John Burroughs
- Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the influence of family the tyranny of culture; and finally the…
- I see on a immense scale, and as clearly as in a demonstration in a laboratory, that good comes out of evil; that the impartiality…
- Look underfoot. You are always nearer to the true sources of your power than you think. The lure of the distant and the difficult is…
- The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power…
- The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power…
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- Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and… — Aristotle
- The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
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- What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do. — Aristotle
- The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. — Aristotle
- Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness. — Aristotle
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- The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better. — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo