In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.
~ Shunryu Suzuki
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Reckon the worth of each day →
The largest portion of life passes while we are doing ill, a good share while we are doing nothing, and the whole while we are doing that which is not to the purpose. What man can you show me who places any value on his time, who reckons the worth of each day, who understands that he is dying daily? For we are mistaken when we look forward to death; The major portion of death is already passed. Whatever years be behind us are in death’s hands.
~ Seneca
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Broad shoulders →
Ask not for a lighter burden; Ask instead for broader shoulders.
~ unknown
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Want the right thing →
A perfect man would never act from a sense of duty; He’d always want the right thing more than the wrong one.
~ C.S. Lewis
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Recipe for disaster →
We live in a society absolutely dependent on science and technology, and yet have cleverly arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. That’s a clear recipe for disaster.
~ Carl Sagan
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Not useful →
Just because you are unique does not mean you are useful.
~ unknown
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Winning small battles with honor →
Masculinity is not something given to you, but something you gain. And you gain it by winning small battles with honor.
~ Norman Mailer
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Growing old →
Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.
~ unknown
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Renouncing reason →
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.
~ Thomas Paine
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Remember your side →
There are people who build things and people who tear things down. Just remember which side you’re on.
~ Sharon Ann Lee
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