Pain is the Great Teacher of Mankind – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
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Leo Tolstoy Quote on Honesty and Collective Action
“Since corrupt people unite amongst themselves to constitute a force, then honest people must do the same.”
Leo Tolstoi
Only the Thinking Man Lives His Life – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“Only the thinking man lives his life, the thoughtless man’s life passes him by.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Experiencing the Simplest Truth Anew – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“The simplest and most familiar truth seems new and wonderful the instant we ourselves experience it for the first time.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Poverty and Wealth – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the former fears lest he be despised, the latter lest he be plundered.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Thoughts and Influence – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“One thought cannot awake without awakening others.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Recognizing Daily Opportunities – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
All Generalizations Are False – Mark Twain
“All generalizations are false, including this one.”
Mark Twain
Loyalty to Petrified Opinion – Mark Twain Quote
“Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul.”
Mark Twain
Neil Postman: Familiar Problems and Unfamiliar Solutions
“People in distress will sometimes prefer a problem that is familiar to a solution that is not.”
Neil Postman