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"There was a necklace inside. A thin silver chain with a small pendant, a silver pansy."
"All stories are about wolves. All worth repeating, that is. Anything else is sentimental drivel."
"The fly ought to be used as the symbol of impertinence and audacity for whilst all other animals shun man more than anything else and run away even before he comes near them the fly lights upon his very nose."
"Such I hold to be the genuine use of Gunpowder: that it makes all men tall."
"It was all extremely symbolic; but then, if you choose to think so, nothing in this world is not symbolical."
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"The mind can go either direction under stress-toward positive or toward negative: on or off. Think of it as a spectrum whose extremes are unconsciousness at the negative end and hyperconsciousness at the positive end. The way the mind will lean under stress is strongly influenced by training."
"Growth is limited by the necessity which is present in the least amount. And naturally, the least favorable condition controls the growth rate."
"Dangers lurk in all systems. Systems incorporate the unexamined beliefs of their creators. Adopt a system, accept its beliefs, and you help strengthen the resistance to change."
"The price we paid was the price men have always paid for achieving a paradise in this life--we went soft, we lost our edge."
"Use the first moments in study. You may miss many an opportunity for quick victory in this way, but the moment the study are in insurance of success. Take your time and be sure."
"No matter how much we ask after the truth, self-awareness is often unpleasant. We do not feel kindly toward the Truthsayer."
"Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere. Climb the mountain just a little bit to test it's a mountain. From the top of the mountain, you cannot see the mountain."
"Motivating people, forcing them to your will, gives you a cynical attitude toward humanity. It degrades everything it touches."
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