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Sharpen Quotes by Roger Ascham
- There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.
- Let the master praise him, and say, Here ye do well. For, I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit,…
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- Promiscuity in men may cheapen love but sharpen thought. Promiscuity in women is illness, a leakage of identity. — Camille Paglia
- Absence doth sharpen love, presence strengthens it; the one brings fuel, the other blows it till it burns clear. — William Shakespeare
- People need trouble - a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it. — William Faulkner
- High in the North in a land called Svithjod there is a mountain. It is a hundred miles long and a hundred… — Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Writing is another powerful way to sharpen the mental saw. Keeping a journal of our thoughts, experiences, insights, and learnings promotes mental… — Stephen Covey
- Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear the perspicacity,… — Walter Savage Landor
- From music and dance to painting and sculpting, the arts allow us to explore new worlds and to view life from another… — George W. Bush
- It's income tax time again, Americans: time to gather up those receipts, get out those tax forms, sharpen up that pencil, and… — Dave Barry
- Fitness if like the blade of a knife; you want to sharpen it without ruining the blade. — Sally Jenkins
- For the production of man a different apprenticeship [from forests] was needed to sharpen the wits and quicken the higher manifestations of… — Raymond Dart
- Man can learn self-discipline without becoming ascetic; he can be wise without waiting to be old; he can be influential without waiting… — Neal A. Maxwell
- The liberals have not softened their view of actuality to make themselves live closer to the dream, but instead sharpen their perceptions… — Margaret Mead