"Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn."

Durant, William J. on teacher   

"Never mind your happiness; do your duty."

Durant, William J. on action
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"Woman is not born: she is made. In the making, her humanity is destroyed. She becomes symbol of this, symbol of that: mother of the earth, slut of the universe; but she never becomes herself because it is forbidden for her to do so."

Dworkin, Andrea on women
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"I live in company with a body, a silent companion, exacting and eternal. He it is who notes that individuality which is the seal of the weakness of our race. My soul has wings, but the brutal jailer is strict."

Delacroix, Eugene on body
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"There can be no real freedom without the freedom to fail."

Hoffer, Eric on freedom
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"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control and a little hard to handle, but if you can't handle me at my worst, you sure the hell don't deserve me at my best."

Monroe, Marilyn on self-approval
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"He that is discontented in one place will seldom be content in another."

Aesop on discontent
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"Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth."

Aesop on appearance
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"Wealth unused might as well not exist."

Aesop on wealth
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