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Courage is knowing what not to fear.

― Plato

New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not common.

― John Locke

If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.

― Plato

The first thing you have to know is yourself. A man who knows himself can step outside himself and watch his own reactions like an observer.

― Adam Smith

Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.

― Plato

Three of the greatest failings- want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.

― Thucydides

No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.

― John Locke

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage.

― Thucydides

Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him.

― John Locke

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

- Plato

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

― John Locke

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

- Plato Inspired By Wisdom

We secure our friends not by accepting favors but by doing them.

- Thucydides Inspired by Wisdom

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

- Plato Inspired By Wisdom

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

- Thucydides Inspired By Wisdom

The truth will set you free, but first, it will piss you off.

― Joe Klaas Inspired by Wisdom

When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail and both are equally important.

– Ellen Degeneres Inspired By Wisdom

Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.

― Mark Twain Inspired by Wisdom

Be open to learning new lessons, even if they contradict the lessons you learned yesterday.

– Ellen Degeneres

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

― Oscar Wilde Inspired by Wisdom

I learned compassion from being discriminated against. Everything bad that ever happened to me has taught me compassion.

– Ellen Degeneres

When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable.

― Jess C. Scott Inspired by Wisdom

If someone ever says you’re weird say thank you.

– Ellen Degeneres Inspired By Wisdom

I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.

― Marilyn Monroe Inspired By Wisdom

It is a failure that gives you the proper perspective on success.

- Ellen DeGeneres

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

― Mark Twain Inspired by Wisdom

I never guess. It is a shocking habit, destructive to the logical faculty.

- Sherlock Holmes Inspired by Wisdom

No one can read with profit that which he cannot learn to read with pleasure.

- Thomas Hardy Inspired by Wisdom