Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, I have failed three times, and what happens when he says, I am a failure.

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If you see in any given situation only what everybody else can see, you can...

If you see in any given situation only what everybody else can see, you can...

It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the...

It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the...

In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people...

In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people...

So I will say it with relish. Give me a hamburger but hold the lawsuit.

So I will say it with relish. Give me a hamburger but hold the lawsuit.

It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can...

It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can...

You guys are both saying the same thing. The only reason you're arguing is because...

You guys are both saying the same thing. The only reason you're arguing is because...

I'm going to speak my mind because I have nothing to lose.

I'm going to speak my mind because I have nothing to lose.

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In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than...

In the age of television, image becomes more important than substance.

In the age of television, image becomes more important than substance.

Advertising is a symbol-manipulating occupation.

Advertising is a symbol-manipulating occupation.

Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, 'I have failed...

Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, 'I have failed...

In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than...

In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than...

Reading maketh a full man.

Reading maketh a full man.

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The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The...

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

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[Readers] who like facts will be better off with a straight history that spares them...

You can either read something many times in order to be assured that you got...

You can either read something many times in order to be assured that you got...

After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.

After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.

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To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out...

History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and...

History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and...