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Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Understanding Own Minds Beyond Anything Which Dismiss Mediocre
This is the great object held out by this association; and the means of attaining it is illumination, enlightening the understanding by the sun of reason which will dispell the clouds of superstition and of prejudice. Adam Weishaupt
Great Clouds Will Understanding Sun Out Object Superstition Attaining Which Held Prejudice Means Reason Illumination Enlightening Association
My school friends are really understanding and still want to hang out with me. Ever since I was in sixth grade, I was at the gym every day to work out while my friends were getting their nails done or going to the mall. I used to feel left out, but I don't anymore. Aly Raisman
Work Day Me Every Day School Understanding Every Out Gym Feel School Friends Nails Since Still Were Left Mall Friends Grade Hang Done Getting Going Sixth Want Anymore While Work Out Really Used Ever
Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding. Ambrose Bierce
Education Wise Understanding Foolish Lack Which
Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person's point of view, but also to accept it eagerly as a challenge to your own understanding. And express those challenges in terms of serving other people. Arlo Guthrie
Challenges People Challenge Responsibility Understanding Own Other Everyone Those Only Point Point Of View Terms Also Accept Another Person View Your Tolerate Express Eagerly Serving
If people have a basic understanding of right from wrong, possess a strong desire to better themselves and persist in their cause, they can break the chain of any negative environment. Dave Pelzer
People Strong Better Cause Negative Understanding Possess Strong Desire Environment Wrong Persist Any Break Themselves Chain Right Basic Basic Understanding Desire
Honesty is not found in revealing the truth, but in understanding how deeply afraid of it we are. To become honest is in effect to become fully and robustly incarnated into powerlessness. David Whyte
Truth Honesty Honesty Is Become Understanding Powerlessness Revealing How Effect Afraid Fully Found Deeply Honest
To be frank, it sometimes seems that the American idea of freedom has more to do with my freedom to do what I want than your freedom to do what you want. I think that, in Europe, we're probably better at understanding how to balance those competing claims, though not a lot. Douglas Adams
Freedom You Balance Better Sometimes Understanding Think Frank Those Though Claims Seems More Idea How Lot Than American Want Your Your Freedom Europe Competing
Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave. George Gurdjieff
Knowledge Man Will Free Understanding Machine Remain Self He Himself Without Always Self-Knowledge Govern His Cannot Working Functions Slave
You become aware of an illness by understanding yourself and understanding the meaning that that illness has in your own life, symbolically and, more importantly, quite literally. Kay Redfield Jamison
Life You Yourself Become Understanding Own More Importantly Quite Literally Meaning Your Illness Aware
When people need love and understanding and support the most is when they deserve it the least. Lou Holtz
Love People Understanding Support Most Least Deserve Need
Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely. Marcus Aurelius
Genius Understanding Imagination Aptitude Rarely Coming Often Inherited Reason Found
I think the real understanding comes when we recognize our humanity in each other. That's not just between blacks and whites. That's between all religions as well. Phylicia Rashad
Humanity Understanding Think Other Our Recognize All Religions Religions Blacks Between Well Real Just Whites Each
The true teachers and educators are not those who have learned pedagogy as the science of dealing with children, but those in whom pedagogy has awakened through understanding the human being. Rudolf Steiner
Science Human Being Understanding Those Through True Learned Dealing Educators Human Being Children Teachers Who Awakened Whom
There is no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: Defeat it or be defeated by it. And defeat it we must. Tony Blair
Understanding Defeat Meeting Minds Must No Point Point Terror Just Choice Defeated
I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world. Richard Dawkins
Religion World I Am Understanding Satisfied Because Am Against Us Teaches
The rich continue to get rich the same way they always have - by understanding how money works and making their money work for them. Robert Kiyosaki
Work Money Understanding Rich Way Always How Making Continue Get Same Them Works
My life has been a quest for knowledge and understanding, and I am nowhere near having achieved that. And it doesn't bother me in the least. I will die without having come up with the answers to many things in life. Alex Trebek
Life Me Knowledge Will My Life Understanding Has-Been Having Bother Come Without Am Answers Least Been Quest Up Die Achieved Many Near Nowhere Things
To hold happiness is to hold the understanding that the world passes away from us, that the petals fall and the beloved dies. No amount of mockery, no amount of fashionable scowling will keep any of us from knowing and savoring the pleasure of the sun on our faces or save us from the adult understanding that it cannot last forever. Amy Bloom
Happiness World Will Understanding Fall Our Pleasure Sun Faces Adult Knowing Passes Mockery Forever Any Dies Hold Cannot Us Petals Keep Fashionable Away Amount Last Beloved Save
My heart is singing for joy this morning! A miracle has happened! The light of understanding has shone upon my little pupil's mind, and behold, all things are changed! Anne Sullivan
Teacher Morning Heart Joy Light Mind Singing Understanding Changed Pupil All Things Miracle Behold Happened Little Things
Kids who have an understanding of how and why their feelings are what they are are much more likely to talk to us about what's happening, and they have better skills to work it out. Brene Brown
Work Better Feelings Understanding Kids Out About More Talk Likely How Happening Us Much Skills Who Why
The very damaging, frightening part of postpartum is the lack of perspective and the lack of priority and understanding what is really important. Brooke Shields
Perspective Important Understanding Postpartum Part Priority Very Frightening Lack Really Damaging
Through mutual understanding, sincerity and goodwill, and with great wisdom and broad views, the leaders on both sides should jointly initiate new opportunities for peace, stability, cooperation and mutual benefit. Chen Shui-bian
Wisdom Great Peace Opportunities Understanding Benefit Broad Sides Mutual Mutual Understanding Both Both Sides Through Leaders New Goodwill Sincerity New Opportunities Stability Should Views Initiate Cooperation
An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment. David Attenborough
Great Natural World Understanding Only Source Curiosity Fulfillment Natural World
I owe much to mother. She had an expert's understanding, but also approached art emotionally. David Rockefeller
Art Mom Mother Understanding Had Emotionally Also She Owe Expert Much
To foster entrepreneurship, expansion and job creation, more leaders at all levels of government have to demonstrate some understanding of what it takes to build and grow businesses in the private sector. Elaine Chao
Government Job Build Understanding Creation Job Creation Sector Some More Entrepreneurship Takes Leaders Demonstrate Private Private Sector Expansion Businesses Foster Grow Levels
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