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"To get fruits from the tree branches, shake them with hands; to get fruits from men, shake them with clever ideas!"

"The greater a man's talents, the greater his power to lead astray."

"You'll live your life at the least common denominator of those you spend the most time with if you are not watchful."

"Your impact on the lives of others--your family, the people at your church, your workmates--is cultivated with each decision you make, no matter how small."

"Other people influence your life through their actions and thoughts."

"In my opinion, the author-level metric can distort a real author's citation impact. For example, an author who has an h-index = 2 obtained on the basis of two published papers of which each is cited twenty times is more influential than an author who has an h-index = 3 obtained on the basis of three published papers of which each is cited three times."

"Followers, followers. Sometimes, with some things, it's best to keep your tally down."
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"To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good; the very perfection of manners is not to think about yourself."


"As one may bring himself to believe almost anything he is inclined to believe, it makes all the difference whether we begin or end with the inquiry, 'What is truth?'"
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