All Quotes By Tag: Knowledge
“The purpose of a profession is to fulfil the personal wishes of a prospect.”
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“Shall that be shut to man, which to the beast Is open? or will God incense his ire For such a petty trespass? and not praise Rather your dauntless virtue, whom the pain Of death denounced, whatever thing death be, Deterred not from achieving what might lead To happier life, knowledge of good and evil; Of good, how just? of evil, if what is evil Be real, why not known, since easier shunned? God therefore cannot hurt ye, and be just; Not just, not God: not feared then, nor obeyed: Your fear itself of death removes the fear. Why then was this forbid? Why, but to awe; Why, but to keep ye low and ignorant, His worshippers? He knows that in the day Ye eat thereof, your eyes, that seem so clear, Yet are but dim, shall perfectly be then Opened and cleared, and ye shall be as gods, Knowing both good and evil, as they know.”
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“A professional who doesn’t deliver as committed is not just lazy, he is a liar.”
“Let someone else be the most powerful country, make ours the most peaceful country.”
“Fashion doesn’t make you perfect, but it makes you pretty.”
“In a democracy, there will be more complaints but less crisis, in a dictatorship more silence but much more suffering.”
“A good swordsman is more important than a good sword.”
“Power does not pardon, power punishes.”
“The are two kinds of people in this modern society. First and the majority are those fools who think they are wise, and second are the few wise individuals who know that they are fools.”
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“We all tend to make zealous judgments and thereby close ourselves off from revelation. If we feel that we already know something in its totality, then we fail to keep our ears and eyes open to that which may expand or even changes that which we so zealously think we know.”
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“In any game, the game itself is the prize, no matter who wins, ultimately both lose the game.”
“It is the sweat of the servants that make their squire look smart.”
“This year has taught me the simple craft of belief. I believe in the things I’ve nurtured and built this year. Slowly but carefully. Such as understanding, knowledge, passion, strength; the hundreds of songs I’ve written, the 365 poems, the books I’ve read and the miles I’ve run. The resolution to breathe, to meditate, to not harm my mind or body even when I’ve felt like it. ”
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“A true professional not only follows but loves the processes, policies and principles set by his profession.”
“Good becomes better by playing against better, but better doesn’t become the best by playing against good.”