"The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving."

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"The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving."

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"If you lead me astray, then my wanderings will bring me to my destination."

Michael Bassey Johnson, Nigerian Philosopher

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"Look ahead, because life is before you, not behind you, or else you stumble!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

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"Aimless life leads to depression."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Direction, AimlessLife, Depression, Purpose

"In order to answer the question "Where am I going?" you must possess decisiveness."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"On one hand, to be able to go from one direction in the sky to study such an object to another direction to study another object, and on the other hand to be able to maintain accurately the position in space."

Claude Nicollier, American Astronaut

Direction, Sky, Space, Study

"If the goal is unknown, then abuse is inevitable."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us - and those around us - more effectively. Look for the learning."

Louisa May Alcott, American Novelist

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"The knowledge of "Where am I going?" sometimes depends on the faithfulness in little things."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"We must be focused on the goal that God has revealed to us."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"Do not pay attention to difficulties and life's troubles, you only need to believe."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God."

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"Every real thought on every real subject knocks the wind out of somebody or other."

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"The advice of the elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books."

Man

"Stupidity often saves a man from going mad."

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"But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold."

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"The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer."

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"Don't you stay at home of evenings? Don't you love a cushioned seat in a corner, by the fireside, with your slippers on your feet?"

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"A thought is often original, though you have uttered it a hundred times."

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"The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts but learning how to make facts live."

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"A person is always startled when he hears himself called old for the first time."

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