The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.
Archives: Quotes
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How many legs does a dog have if you call
How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn’t make it a leg.
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I am an optimist. It does not seem too much
I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.
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Government of the people, by the people, for the people,
Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
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If you’re going through hell, keep going.
If you’re going through hell, keep going.
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All the great things are simple, and many can be
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
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The ego is nothing other than the focus of conscious
The ego is nothing other than the focus of conscious attention.
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To have faith is to trust yourself to the water.
To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.
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I owe my solitude to other people.
I owe my solitude to other people.
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Unless one is able to live fully in the present,
Unless one is able to live fully in the present, the future is a hoax.