As the physically weak man can make himself strong by careful and patient training, so the man of weak thoughts can make them strong by exercising himself in right thinking.
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To keep the body in good health is a duty, for otherwise we shall not be able to trim the lamp of wisdom, and keep our mind strong and clear.
Learning is more than the acquisition of the ability to think; it is the acquisition of many specialized abilities for thinking about a variety of things.
Lev S. Vygotsky
Common sense is that layer of prejudices which we acquire before we are sixteen.
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There is nothing to do, just be. Do nothing. Be. No climbing mountains and sitting in caves. I do not even say "be yourself" since you do not know yourself. Just be.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
Good schools, like good societies and good families, celebrate and cherish diversity.
Deborah Meier
The color of the mountains is Buddha's body; the sound of running water is his great speech.
Dogen
Try to keep your mind open to possibilities and your mouth closed on matters that you don't know about. Limit your 'always' and your 'nevers.'
Amy Poehler
The child has a mind able to absorb knowledge. He has the power to teach himself.
Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared.
Eddie Rickenbacker
Develop the ability to stand back as a witness to your thoughts. This will make your mind strong.
If you're like us -mothers with an attitude problem- you may be getting increasingly irritable about this chasm between the ridiculous, honey-hued ideals of perfect motherhood in the mass media and the reality of mothers' everyday lives.
Susan J. Douglas
The same old thing--even if it's champagne--is still the same old thing.
The baby bat Screamed out in fright, 'Turn on the dark, I'm afraid of the light.
Shel Silverstein
Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is "timing" it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way.
Fulton J. Sheen
The key to a happy life is to have accomplishments to be proud of and purpose to look forward to, and at the moment I had both. How wonderful it was to be me.
Jeff Lindsay
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To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It’s about stimulating them. It’s about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve - and to do that with a purpose.
Christine Lagarde
