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"Time is not an empirical concept. For neither co-existence nor succession would be perceived by us, if the representation of time did not exist as a foundation a priori."
"The truth is at the bottom of a well. You look in a well, and you see the sun or the moon, but if you jump in, there's no longer the sun or the moon; there's the truth. Leonardo Sciascia"
".... we are a part of nature as a whole, whose order we follow."
"The shadows of our own desires stand between us and our better angels, and thus their brightness is eclipsed."
"Always start at the end before you begin. Professional investors always have an exit strategy before they invest. Knowing your exit strategy is an important investment fundamental."
"Learn the words of wisdom uttered by the wise and apply them in your own life. Live them - but do not a make a show of reciting them, for he who repeats what he does not understand is no better than an ass loaded with books."
"Those whose hearts are fixed on Reality itself deserve the title of Philosophers."
"...there are some who are naturally fitted for philosophy and political leadership, while the rest should follow their lead and let philosophy alone."
"Once a gentleman, and always a gentleman."
"I find my breath gets short, but it seldom gets longer as a man gets older. I take it as it comes, and make the most of it. That's the best way, ain't it?"
"There is nothing divine about morality, it is a purely human affair."
"A word in earnest is as good as a speech."
"Change begets change. Nothing propagates so fast."
"When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom "Let it be"."
"There's a reason you can learn from everything: you have basic wisdom, basic intelligence, and basic goodness."
"And is there anything more closely connected with wisdom than truth?"
"To cognize the Divine Essence - this is the highest purpose of soul, sent by the Creator to the Earth!"
"Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature can not be changed"
"The most sure, but at the same time the most difficult expedient to mend the morals of the people, is a perfect system of education."
"It has always been my opinion since I first possessed such a thing as an opinion, that the man who knows only one subject is next tiresome to the man who knows no subject. Therefore, in the course of my life I have taught myself whatever I could, and although I am not an educated man, I am able, I am thankful to say, to have an intelligent interest in most things."
