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"When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean-neither more nor less."
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"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible."
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"How many times can one have a heart attack within a week?"
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"Knowledge will help you to solve any problem."
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"In the sort of screen dappled with different states of mind which my consciousness would simultaneously unfold while I read, and which ranged from the aspirations hidden deepest within me to the completely exterior vision of the horizon which I had, at the bottom of the garden, before my eyes, what was first in me, innermost, the constantly moving handle that controlled the rest, was my belief in the philosophical richness and beauty of the book I was reading, and my desire to appropriate them for myself, whatever that book might be."
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"Getting an education is not only a matter of checking the boxes as your life progresses, it is a gift which can enrich every aspect of your world."
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"Knowledge is knowledge whether it teaches you construction or destruction."
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"Books exist for me not as physical entities with pages and binding, but in the province of my mind."
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"I don't want to believe. I want to know."
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"My parents, and librarians along the way, taught me about the space between words; about the margins, where so many juicy moments of life and spirit and friendship could be found. In a library, you could find miracles and truth and you might find something that would make you laugh so hard that you get shushed, in the friendliest way."
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"When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable."
Determination
"If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest."
Mind
"Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing."
Emotional
"If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction."
Philosophy
"When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm."
Time
"Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same."
Philosophy
"When you concentrate on agriculture and industry and are frugal in expenditures, Heaven cannot impoverish your state."
Philosophy
"If what the heart approves conforms to proper patterns, then even if one's desires are many, what harm would they be to good order?"
Heart
"A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and any sense of loyalty and good faith will be abandoned."
Faith
"The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power."
Power
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