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Physicians

Physician — One upon whom we set our hopes when ill and our dogs when well. – Bierce, Ambrose

Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. -Carnegie, Dale

Education is our only political safety. Outside of this ark all is deluge. -Mann, Horace

"Be smart, but never show it." – Louis B. Mayer

“Be smart, but never show it.” – Louis B. Mayer

"When their adventures do not succeed, however, they run away; but it was the mark of a brave man to face things that are, and seem, terrible for a man, because it is noble to do so and disgraceful not to do so." – Aristotle

“When their adventures do not succeed, however, they run away; but it was the mark of a brave man to face things that are, and …

Parting is all we know of heaven and all we need of hell. -Dickinson, Emily

It is rarely that you see an American writer who is not hopelessly sane. -Anderson, Margaret

No one can earn a million dollars honestly. -Bryan, William Jennings

Comedy is tragedy that happens to other people. -Carter, Angela

"This, and this alone, is Christianity, a universal holiness in every part of life, a heavenly wisdom in all our actions, not conforming to the spirit and temper of the world but turning all worldly enjoyments into means of piety and devotion to God." – William Law

“This, and this alone, is Christianity, a universal holiness in every part of life, a heavenly wisdom in all our actions, not conforming to the …

Edwards, Robert C.

You are only what you are when no one is looking. Edwards, Robert C. quotes

Pitt, William

Theoretical principles must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages. Pitt, William quotes

Beaton, Sir Cecil

Perhaps the world’s second worst crime is boredom. The first is being a bore. Beaton, Sir Cecil quotes

Waterhouse, Gerald

You can’t make wrong work. Waterhouse, Gerald quotes

Doren, Mark Van

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. Doren, Mark Van quotes

Hoffman, Barbara

Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey! Hoffman, Barbara quotes

"You only grow when you are alone." – Paul Newman

“You only grow when you are alone.” – Paul Newman

"You’re smart too late and old too soon. I just got caught up in that suction cup. I feel like Rip Van Winkle right now." – Mike Tyson

“You’re smart too late and old too soon. I just got caught up in that suction cup. I feel like Rip Van Winkle right now.” …

"One individual may die for an idea; but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives. That is how the wheel of evolution moves on and the ideas and dreams of one nation are bequeathed to the next’" – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

“One individual may die for an idea; but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives. That is how the wheel …

Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune. -Schopenhauer, Arthur

live as if your were to die tomorrow. learn as if you were to live forever. -Gandhi, Mahatma

Want

I want to be what I was when I wanted to be what I am now. – Prince, Ray

Self-improvement

The place to improve the world is first in one’s own heart and head and hands. – Pirsig, Robert M.

The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn. -Steinem, Gloria

A human being is a single being. Unique and unrepeatable. -Caddy, Eileen

Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. -Bacon, Francis

None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. -Bana, Mervyn

We tend to live up to our expectations. -Nightingale, Earl

"The difference between men and women is that, if given the choice between saving the life of an infant or catching a fly ball, a woman will automatically choose to save the infant, without even considering if there’s a man on base." – Dave Barry

“The difference between men and women is that, if given the choice between saving the life of an infant or catching a fly ball, a …

Robert Alden

“There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one small candle.” Robert Alden quotes

The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one’s self. -Spinoza, Baruch (Benedict de)

"There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand it" – Charles F. Kettering

“There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand it” – Charles F. Kettering

"No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary – not the top jobs. Anyway, I wouldn’t want to be prime minister; you have to give yourself 100 percent." – Margaret Thatcher

“No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary – not the top jobs. Anyway, I wouldn’t want to be …

You never realize how short a month is until you have to pay alimony. -Barrymore, John

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