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As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue. Albert Einstein
Virtue Silent Concerned As Far As Vice Prefer Far Ostentatious
There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there. Albert Einstein
Time Knowledge Mind Higher Higher Plane Never Takes Got How Prove Plane
I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil. Albert Einstein
God Good Evil Believe Rewards Theology Who
The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character. Albert Schweitzer
Moving On Great Character Better Sometimes Light Mind Calamities Bends Those Oak Willow Tempest Spirits Recover Sooner Than Escapes Frivolous Often Happens Which Elasticity Presence
If a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will lose his reverence for all of life. Albert Schweitzer
Life Man Will Lose He Part Reverence Loses His Any
Day by day we should weigh what we have granted to the spirit of the world against what we have denied to the spirit of Jesus, in thought and especially in deed. Albert Schweitzer
Day World Thought Spirit Weigh Denied Against Should Granted Deed Jesus
Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life. Arthur Schopenhauer
Positive Life Freedom Pain Consists Freedom From Which Element Satisfaction
Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect. Arthur Schopenhauer
Result Will Forcing Obstinacy Intellect Itself Place
Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly. Arthur Schopenhauer
History Second-Hand Other Properly Only Seldom Also Metal However Hand Inferior Hands Newspapers Works Second
Daring is doing. Daring is asking something outrageous despite your chances of failure and rejection. Daring is going out on a limb by believing in something that no one else understands, and if all fails, daring is trying again. Bibi Bourelly
Failure Rejection Else Despite Out Daring Something Outrageous No-One Fails Limb Understands Doing Trying Going Again Asking Your Believing Chances
You know that I write slowly. This is chiefly because I am never satisfied until I have said as much as possible in a few words, and writing briefly takes far more time than writing at length. Carl Friedrich Gauss
Time You Writing Words Few Satisfied Possible Slowly More Write Never Takes Know Until Because Said Am Chiefly Than Length Far Much
When I have clarified and exhausted a subject, then I turn away from it, in order to go into darkness again. Carl Friedrich Gauss
Darkness Exhausted Go Subject Order Again Turn Then Away
If one were to bring ten of the wisest men in the world together and ask them what was the most stupid thing in existence, they would not be able to discover anything so stupid as astrology. David Hilbert
Together World Men Stupid Astrology Would Able Ten Wisest Most Stupid Thing Were Discover Existence Anything Them Ask Thing Bring
Physics is becoming too difficult for the physicists. David Hilbert
Physics Difficult Too Physicists Becoming
It's fun being one of the boys. It's fun to have a character that's rough and gets down and dirty and not to be this precious girl who just sits in the corner and just sort of stands by the action. Diane Kruger
Character Girl Action Down Corner Dirty Sort Boy Precious Gets Just Being Who Stands Fun Rough
I believe that Jesus realized his oneness with God and he showed, what he attempted to do was show the way to all of us, how to realize our own onenes with God also, so he's a precursor. Eckhart Tolle
God Own Believe Our Way Oneness Attempted He Also How His Precursor Realize Realized Us Show Jesus
Narrow your life down to this moment. Your life situation may be full of problems - most life situations are - but find out if you have a problem at this moment. Do you have a problem now? Eckhart Tolle
Life You Problem Problems Situation Down Out Find Most Narrow May Situations Your Full Moment Now
If there are people you haven't forgiven, you're not going to really awaken. You have to let go. Eckhart Tolle
You People Go Forgiven Going Really Awaken Let Go
Love is a state of Being. Your love is not outside; it is deep within you. You can never lose it, and it cannot leave you. It is not dependent on some other body, some external form. Eckhart Tolle
Love You Love Is Lose Other State Some Outside Never Within Leave Dependent Being Form Cannot Body Your Deep External
So many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don't honor this step at this moment because they have this idea of some future moment where they are going to be great. Eckhart Tolle
Future Great People Achieve Honor Somebody Neglect Some Something Step Idea Leads Because Greatness Going So Many People Where Want Moment Many
My longing for truth was a single prayer. Edith Stein
Truth Prayer Longing Single
In order to be an image of God, the spirit must turn to what is eternal, hold it in spirit, keep it in memory, and by loving it, embrace it in the will. Edith Stein
God Memory Will Must Embrace Spirit Order Hold Eternal Loving Turn Keep Image
Clever people master life; the wise illuminate it and create fresh difficulties. Emil Nolde
Life Wise People Clever Master Difficulties Clever People Fresh Create Illuminate
Sweat saves blood. Erwin Rommel
War Saves Blood Sweat
All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages of social development. Friedrich Engels
History Class Has-Been Classes Various Struggles Development Between Been Dominated Stages Social Social Development
Great indebtedness does not make men grateful, but vengeful; and if a little charity is not forgotten, it turns into a gnawing worm. Friedrich Nietzsche
Great Grateful Charity Men Worm Vengeful Make Does Gnawing Forgotten Little Turns
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