As it is pleasant to see the sea from the land, so it is pleasant for him who has escaped from troubles to think of them. Fragment
The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice. Counsels and Maxims
"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals; adjust the action steps." The Analects of Confucius
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations is an admirable work, and I studied it intently. The quotations when engraved upon the memory give you good thoughts. They also make you anxious to read the authors and look for more. Never Give In!
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