Assessing One’s Life

“Our repugnance to death increases in proportion to our consciousness of having lived in vain”

William Hazlitt

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To the Great Loss of Many

“Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Professionalism

“A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn’t feel like it”

Alfred Alistair Cooke

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Concerning Peer Pressure

“Learn to say no.  It will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin”

Charles Spurgeon

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Intent Over Dollar Value

“The manner in which it is given is worth more than the gift”

Pierre Corneille

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Pursuing Knowledge

“Education is learning what you didn’t even know you didn’t know”

Daniel J. Boorstin

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The Thing About Critics

“No matter how well you perform there’s always somebody of intelligent opinion who thinks it’s lousy”

Laurence Olivier

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Don’t Hesitate

“The time is always right to do what is right”

Martin Luther King

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Sense of Purpose

“The best-educated human being is one who understands most about the life in which he is placed”

Helen Keller

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The Difference Between

“Never mistake knowledge for wisdom.  One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life”

Sandra Carey

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