"A man shrinks or expands into the degree……" — Neel Burton
"A man shrinks or expands into the degree and nature of his ambition. Ambition needs to be cultivated and refined, and yet has no teachers."
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9 Quotes by Neel Burton
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Man first creates the universe in his image, and then turns round to say that God created man in his…
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The notion of dream interpretation far antedates the birth of psychoanalysis, and probably served an important function in most, if…
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There are essentially three types of people: those who love life more than they fear it, those who fear life…
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Depression: the healthy suspicion that modern life has no meaning and that modern society is absurd and alienating.
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Self-deception is a defining part of our human nature. By recognizing its various forms in ourselves and reflecting upon them,…
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Wine is one of the most complex of all beverages: the fruit of a soil, climate, and vintage, digested by…
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According to the Buddha, the failure to recognize the illusion of the self is the source of all ignorance and…
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While conversion of sugars to ethanol is the predominant reaction, it is only one of potentially thousands of biochemical reactions…
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Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All…
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A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by…
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A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.
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All I wanted to do was write - at the time, poems, and prose, too. I guess my ambition was…
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Let love flow so that it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead of the state of…
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There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for…
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A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions.…
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A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and…
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The early commentators who put down the pre-presidential Roosevelt as an empty-headed young lightweight, all ambition and no talent, now…
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The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.
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