“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read. -” attributed to Mark Twain and others.
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“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read. -” attributed to Mark Twain and others.
:thumbsup:good one
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher. - Thomas Huxley
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Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little. - Plutarch
It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them. - Mark Twain
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"The nearest way to glory -- a shortcut, as it were -- is to strive to be what you wish to be thought to be - quoted in Cicero, 44 BC."- Socrates (469-399 BC) Greek Philosopher
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"It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and injustice - Day of Affirmation Address at the University of Capetown, South Africa, 1966."- Robert F. Kennedy (1925 - 1968) American Attorney General, Senator
:thumbsup: “a tiny ripple of hope” great thought.
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many--not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some."- Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) English Novelist
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"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"- Mary Oliver, poem, "The Summer Day" (1935) American poet
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"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."- Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) American First Lady and Political Activist
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"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest accomplishment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."- Leo Buscaglia (1924 - 1998) American author and motivational speaker
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"I am convinced that the world is not a mere bog in which men and women trample themselves and die. Something magnificent is taking place here amidst the cruelties and tragedies, and the supreme challenge to intelligence is that of making the noblest and best in our curious heritage prevail."- Charles A. Beard (1874 - 1948) American Historian