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- Labor, in itself, is neither elevating or otherwise. It is the laborer's privilege to ennoble his work by the aim with which he undertakes it,…
- What is the meaning of 'gossip?' Doesn't it originate with sympathy, an interest in one's neighbor, degenerating into idle curiosity and love of tattling? Which…
- Rich or poor, every child comes into the world with some imperative need of its own, which shapes its individuality.
- From the first opening of our eyes, it is the light that attracts us. We clutch aimlessly with our baby fingers at the gossamer-motes in…
- Let us not depreciate Earth. There is no atom in it but is alive and astir in the all-penetrating splendor of God. From the infinitesimal…
- A friend is a beloved mystery; dearest always because he is not ourself, and has something in him which it is impossible for us to…
- Like a plant that starts up in showers and sunshine and does not know which has best helped it to grow, it is difficult to…
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- Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally arise. — Hannah Arendt
- The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to… — 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
- When we speak the word 'life,' it must be understood we are not referring to life as we know it from its… — Antonin Artaud
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
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