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Ask yourself these two questions: Do I remember at every moment that I am dying, and that everyone and everything else is, and so treat… — Sogyal Rinpoche
Sport is a loathsome and dangerous pursuit. — Barry Humphries
The Western societies which espouse free market capitalism survive by the pursuit of greed and, in their own way, like Communism, throw into leadership men… — Davis McCaughey
Our Lord might be described as the great Physician, Healer, Engineer, Chief Scout, Foreman, Builder, or the like - all showing his pre-eminence in the… — Bruce R. McConkie
... the friendship of worthless people has a bad effect (because they take part, unstable as they are, in worthless pursuits, and actually become bad… — Aristotle
Every society has a right to fix the fundamental principles of its association, and to say to all individuals, that if they contemplate pursuits beyond… — Thomas Jefferson
It is only possible to succeed at second-rate pursuits - like becoming a millionaire or a prime minister, winning a war, seducing beautiful women, flying… — Malcolm Muggeridge
And yet, we know how fatal the pursuit of liveliness may be: it may result in ... tiresome acrobatics. ... Flashy effects distract the mind.… — Katherine Anne Porter
It is true that many creative people fail to make mature personal relationships, and some are extremely isolated. It is also true that, in some… — Anthony Storr
When I see the elaborate study and ingenuity displayed by women in the pursuit of trifles, I feel no doubt of their capacity for the… — Julia Ward Howe
Chocolate is a perfect food, as wholesome as it is delicious, a beneficent restorer of exhausted power...it is the best friend of those engaged in… — Justus von Liebig
The human heart is the first home of democracy. It is where we embrace our questions: Can we be equitable? Can we be generous? Can… — Terry Tempest Williams
Believing that the happiness of mankind is best promoted by the useful pursuits of peace, that on these alone a stable prosperity can be founded,… — Thomas Jefferson
Writing has made me rich-not in money but in a couple hundred characters out there, whose pursuits and anguish and triumphs I've shared. I am… — Wright Morris
Brilliant, inspiring . . . if you are on a pursuit of self-mastery, make time to read this! — Unknown Author
One of the most serious human defects in all ages is procrastination, an unwillingness to accept personal responsibilities now. Men came to earth consciously to… — Spencer W. Kimball
The tantalizing and compelling pursuit of mathematical problems offers mental absorption, peace of mind amid endless challenges, repose in activity, battle without conflict, refuge from… — Morris Kline
Chess never has been and never can be aught but a recreation. It should not be indulged in to the detriment of other and more… — Paul Morphy
What is earthly happiness? that phantom of which we hear so much, and see so little; whose promises are constantly given and constantly broken, but… — Charles Caleb Colton
It is the pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness. — Viktor E. Frankl
Photographers undervalue the use of the wastebasket in their pursuit of fine photography. — Ralph Steiner
Those whose days are consumed in the low pursuits of avarice, or the gaudy frivolties of fashion, unobservant of nature's lovelinessof demarcation, nor on which… — Aristotle
Existence was given us for action, rather than indolent and aimless contemplation; our worth is determined by the good deeds we do, rather than by… — Elias Lyman Magoon
We could not take one step in the pursuit of holiness if God in His grace had not first delivered us from the dominion of… — Jerry Bridges
Our homes need to be more Christ-centered. We should spend more time at the temple and less time in the pursuit of pleasure. We should… — Joseph B. Wirthlin

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