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The teacher must derive not only th…

23 Sep , 2021  

The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena. The teacher must understand and feel her position of observer: the activity must lie in the phenomenon. Great short quote and quotation by: Maria Montessori , Italian educator & physician (1870 – 1952)

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The way to gain a good reputation i…

25 Jan , 2017  

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. Great short quote and quotation by: Socrates , Greek philosopher in Athens (469 BC – 399 BC)

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Afranius

The wise man will love; all others …

25 Jan , 2017  

The wise man will love; all others will desire. Great short quote and quotation by: Afranius ,

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There is nothing capricious in natu…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is nothing capricious in nature and the implanting of a desire indicates that its gratification is in the constitution of the creature that feel it. Great short quote and quotation by: Ralph Waldo Emerson , US essayist & poet (1803 – 1882)

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Those who cannot tell what they des…

17 Apr , 2013  

Those who cannot tell what they desire or expect, still sigh and struggle with indefinite thoughts and vast wishes. Great short quote and quotation by: Ralph Waldo Emerson , US essayist & poet (1803 – 1882)

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William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (c. 1790-1793)

Those who restrain desire, do so be…

18 Jan , 2013  

Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained. Great short quote and quotation by: William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (c. 1790-1793) , English engraver, illustrator, & poet (1757 – 1827)

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Saint Thomas Aquinas, Two Precepts of Charity

Three things are necessary for the …

19 Dec , 2011  

Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do. Great short quote and quotation by: Saint Thomas Aquinas, Two Precepts of Charity , Italian saint & theologian (1225 – 1274)

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J.B.S. Haldane, "On Being the Right Size" in the (1928) book "Possible Worlds"

To the biologist the problem of soc…

13 Oct , 2011  

To the biologist the problem of socialism appears largely as a problem of size. The extreme socialists desire to run every nation as a single business concern. I do not suppose that Henry Ford would find much difficulty in running Andorra or Luxembourg on a socialistic basis. He has already more men on his pay-roll […]

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Muhhammad Ali

VICTORY – Champions have it deep in…

24 Mar , 2011  

VICTORY – Champions have it deep inside of them – a dream, a desire, a vision. They have the last minute stamina. They have to be a little faster. They have to have the will and the skill. But the will must be greater than the skill. Great short quote and quotation by: Muhhammad Ali […]

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We are like sculptors, constantly c…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are like sculptors, constantly carving out of others the image we long for, need, love or desire, often against reality, against their benefit, and always, in the end, a disappointment, because it does not fit them. Great short quote and quotation by: Anais Nin , US (French-born) author & diarist (1903 – 1977)

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Thomas Troward

We can gradually grow into any cond…

15 Feb , 2011  

We can gradually grow into any condition we desire, provided we first make ourselves in habitual mental attitude the person who corresponds to those conditions. Great short quote and quotation by: Thomas Troward ,

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We desire nothing so much as what w…

15 Feb , 2011  

We desire nothing so much as what we ought not to have. Great short quote and quotation by: Publilius Syrus , (~100 BC)

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