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" Suffering is one of life's great teachers. "

Bryant H. McGill

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" Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them. "

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" The philosophy of life is this: Life is not a struggle, not a tension... Life is bliss. It is eternal wisdom, eternal existence. "

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" The realities of the world seldom measure up to the sublime designs of human imagination. "

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" There are amazingly wonderful people in all walks of life; some familiar to us and others not. Stretch yourself and really get to know people. People are in many ways one of our greatest treasures. "

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" The topic 'Farm Wisdom' is not a gospel doctrine or scriptural topic, although I found considerable scriptural support for the lessons learned on the farm. "

" You want people walking away from the conversation with some kernel of wisdom or some kind of impact. "

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" The left has come to regard common sense - the traditional wisdom and folkways of the community - as an obstacle to progress and enlightenment. "

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" And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face. "

" Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform. "

" Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom. "

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" I reject most conventional wisdom. "

Conventional Wisdom

" You can observe a lot by watching. "

" Where can we find greater structural clarity than in the wooden buildings of old? Where else can we find such unity of material, construction and form? here, the wisdom of whole generations is stored. "

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" If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there. "

" When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself. "

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" Creativity is the greatest expression of liberty. "

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" Alas, those six unfortunate souls who have made their way through my books know that every one of them is about Emerson and Thoreau and their dark counters, Melville and Emily Dickinson. Try as I might, I can't get their inspirations, their challenges and sentences and wisdom and questions out of my head. "

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" The right to justice is something that no one can bestow, nor take away, for it is in one's heart. "

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