Robert Jordan
Author
"You can never know everything, and part of what you know is always wrong. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing that. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway."
Portions quotes
Portions
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Louise Hay
Author, Motivational Speaker
"I give a portion of my time to helping others. It is good for my own health."
Woody Allen
Director, Actor, Writer
"The food here is terrible, and the portions are too small."
Denis Waitley
Author, Motivational Speaker
"Real success comes in small portions day by day."
Napoleon Bonaparte
Military Leader, Emperor
"A portion of the multitude must ever be coerced."
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"No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration."
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"Rings and other jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only gift is a portion of thyself."
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"As a writer, I can live somewhat independently, occupying nooks and crannies and finding meaning there. I can even live in my mind a good portion of most days."
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""Boy, the food at this place is really terrible." The other one says, "Yeah, I know; and such small portions." Well, that's essentially how I feel about life - full of loneliness, and misery, and suffering, and unhappiness, and it's all over much too quickly."
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"The only true gifts are a portion of yourself."
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"Happiness is not the portion of man."
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"Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children."
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