"A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his life. And he adapts his mind to that regulating factor, he ceases to accuse others as the cause of his condition, and builds himself up in strong and noble thoughts; ceases to kick against circumstances, but begins to use them as aids to his more rapid progress, and as a means of the hidden powers and possibilities within himself."
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"Give, give, give - what is the point of having experience, knowledge or talent if I don't give it away? Of having stories if I don't tell them to others? Of having wealth if I don't share it? I don't intend to be cremated with any of it! It is in giving that I connect with others, with the world and with the divine."
"Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt at other's woe."
"All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why."
"The capacity to learn is a gift; The ability to learn is a skill; The willingness to learn is a choice."
"When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choice of a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious, from somewhere within ourselves. In the important decisions of personal life, we should be governed, I think, by the deep inner needs of our nature."
"Sometimes you just have to jump out the window and grow wings on the way down."
"The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running."
"One of the greatest pleasures of my life has been that I have never stopped learning about Good Cooking and Good Food"
"Learn continually - there's always "one more thing" to learn!"
"He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked."
"Mistakes - call them unexpected learning experiences."
"One learns peoples through the heart, not the eyes or the intellect."
"Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you."
"Certitude is not the test of certainty."
"You don't have to be a 'person of influence' to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me."
"If poetry does not come as naturally as leaves to a tree, then it better not come at all."
"The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is yet willing to learn more."
"And if we want to achieve our goal, then let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness."
"The brain is wider than the sky."