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Its [the anthropological method] power to make us understand the roots from which our civilization has sprung, that it impresses us with the relative value… — Franz Boas
Without undervaluing any other human agency, it may be safely affirmed that the Common School, improved and energized, as it can easily be, may become… — Horace Mann
Even when all is known, the care of a man is not yet complete, because eating alone will not keep a man well; he must… — Hippocrates
Those who work standing ... carpenters, sawyers, carvers, blacksmiths, masons ... are liable to varicose veins ... [because] the strain on the muscles is such… — Bernardino Ramazzini
This work should commence with the conception of man, and should describe the nature of the womb, and how the child inhabits it, and in… — Leonardo da Vinci
The order of ... successive generations is indeed much more clearly proved than many a legend which has assumed the character of history in the… — Roderick Murchison
Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. — Dale Carnegie
Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them. — Bear Bryant
Personnel determines the potential of the team. Vision determines the direction of the team. Work ethic determines the preparation of the team. Leadership determines the… — John C. Maxwell
What works for the person you're imitating may not work for you. — Jimmy Connors
Everybody is looking for instant success, but it doesn't work that way. You build a successful life one day at a time. — Lou Holtz
Instead of wanting to win, we expected to win. There's a lifetime between wanting something and expecting something. When you expect something, it means you've… — Red McCombs
It is not work that kills, but "worry." — Dinah Maria Murlock Craik
Every time you date someone with an issue that you have to work to ignore, you're settling. — Andre Breton
I am a very lucky person, and the harder I work, the luckier I seem to be. — Unknown Author
Your work matters a great deal to God, to others and to our world. There is no ordinary work. The work God has called you… — Tom Nelson
I've never worked a day in my life. Don't get me wrong. I work at track. If you love what you do, it's not work. — Marion Jones
There is no life without work, anxieties or tensions. Peace is not found in avoiding these but in understanding them and controlling their force. — Wendy Beckett
We can accomplish almost anything within our ability if we but think we can! Every great achievement in this world was first carefully thought out.… — George Matthew Adams
Opportunity usually shows up in overalls and looking like work. — Mike Rowe

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