"Only a rebuke that 'has something in it' will sting, will have the power to stir our feelings, not the other sort, as we know."

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"Only a rebuke that 'has something in it' will sting, will have the power to stir our feelings, not the other sort, as we know."

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"Knowledge, ideas, and wisdom are the most powerful forces that we can use to improve lives while bringing peace to this beautiful world."

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"Beautiful silence is better than ugly speech."

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"Unless you know where you are going then you will not know how to get there."

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"You either waste, spend or invest time. Make your choice wisely."

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"The beginning of wisdom is understanding that life is full of ongoing learning experiences."

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"Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone."

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"A certain degree of neurosis is of inestimable value as a drive, especially to a psychologist."

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"Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires."

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"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection."

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