September 30, 2002
“As soon as man does
“As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins.”
Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, physician, musician, Nobelist (1875-1965)
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7:18 AM
September 27, 2002
“You can swim all day
“You can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and still come out completely dry. Most people do.”
Norman Juster
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7:16 AM
September 26, 2002
“Technique without ideals is a
“Technique without ideals is a menace. Ideals without technique are a mess.”
Karl Llewellyn
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8:37 AM
September 25, 2002
“Non-violence leads to the highest
“Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.”
Thomas Edison, inventor (1847-1931)
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7:04 AM
September 24, 2002
“I want to stay as
“I want to stay as close to the edge as I can get without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center.”
Kurt Vonnegut
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10:21 AM
September 23, 2002
“The privilege of a lifetime
“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.”
Joseph Campbell
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7:18 AM
September 20, 2002
“The doors we open and
“The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.”
Flora Whittemore
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7:28 AM
September 19, 2002
“It must be remembered that
“It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage, than the creation of a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institutions and merely lukewarm defenders in those who would gain by the new ones.”
Niccolo Machiavelli
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7:13 AM
September 18, 2002
“There is no medicine for
“There is no medicine for stupidity.”
Japanese saying
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7:21 AM
September 17, 2002
�All of us could take
"All of us could take a lesson from the weather, it pays no attention to criticism."
Anonymous
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8:57 AM
September 16, 2002
“So never lose an opportunity
“So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself.”
Florence Nightingale
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7:16 AM
September 13, 2002
“I will not let anyone
“I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”
Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948)
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9:31 AM
September 12, 2002
“Patience can't be acquired overnight.
“Patience can't be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on it.”
Eknath Easwaran
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8:09 AM
September 11, 2002
“What sculpture is to a
“What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.”
Joseph Addison
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9:02 AM
September 10, 2002
“The greatest masterpieces were once
“The greatest masterpieces were once only pigments on a palette.”
Henry S. Hoskins
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5:39 AM
September 9, 2002
“A new idea is delicate.
“A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a joke or worried to death by a frown on the right person's brow.”
Charles Brower
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9:12 AM
September 6, 2002
“The important thing is not
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”
Albert Einstein
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10:30 AM
September 5, 2002
“If you are planning for
“If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.”
Chinese proverb
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8:00 AM
September 4, 2002
“Education is not a product:
“Education is not a product: mark, diploma, job, money--in that order; it is a process, a never-ending one.”
Bel Kaufman
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8:56 AM
September 3, 2002
“The schools of the country
“The schools of the country are its future in miniature.”
Tehyi Hsieh (Chinese Epigrams Inside Out and Proverbs)
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10:42 AM
September 2, 2002
“The library is the temple
“The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history.”
Carl Rowan
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8:30 AM