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Category Archives: learning
Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.
Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can. – Ashleigh Brilliant What does that mean? This is a neat quote, and is almost in a chiastic form. It starts by stating that you should … Continue reading
Posted in action, courage, doing, habits, learning, procrastination
Tagged @2ndharvest, Ashleigh Brilliant, doing, everything, excuse
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The distance between your dreams and reality is called action.
The distance between your dreams and reality is called action. – Unknown What does that mean? This quote is about making your dreams a reality. We all have them, although we might call them aspirations or plans. But we all … Continue reading
Posted in action, dream, learning, perseverance, repetition
Tagged @RealChrisPowell, action, distance, dreams, reality, Unknown
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You can outlast those who are lucky and out-work those who are lazy.
You can outlast those who are lucky and out-work those who are lazy. – Jeff Goins What does that mean? This quote talks briefly about the two primary ways to get ahead in life. You can work hard, or you … Continue reading
Posted in discipline, effort, fear, learning, perseverance, work
Tagged @BruceVH, Jeff Goins, lazy, lucky, out-work
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We must design education that provides for both knowledge and a healthy mind, creating a sense of compassion that responds to all humanity.
We must design education that provides for both knowledge and a healthy mind, creating a sense of compassion that responds to all humanity. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? Education is the term we use to describe how we … Continue reading
Posted in attitude, belief, compassion, knowledge, learning, value
Tagged @DalaiLama, Dalai Lama, design, healthy, provides
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Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.
Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards. – Vern Law What does that mean? This is the testing method of the School of Hard Knocks, otherwise known as learning as you go. Put … Continue reading
Posted in advice, education, knowledge, learning, mentor, personal growth
Tagged @IamThePrezident, experience, lesson, test, Vern Law
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Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.
Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands. – Seneca What does that mean? This is not the best citation ever, but that’s all I have. I find this interesting due to the way it is stated, … Continue reading
Reading is equivalent to thinking with someone else’s head instead of with one’s own.
Reading is equivalent to thinking with someone else’s head instead of with one’s own. – Arthur Schopenhauer What does that mean? Many of us will, from time to time, try to imagine what someone is thinking, or how they came … Continue reading
Posted in decision, growth, knowledge, learning, self improvement, thinking
Tagged @philo_quotes, Arthur Schopenhauer, head, reading, thinking
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If we are lashed and torn by Fortune, let us bear it; it is not cruelty but a struggle, and the oftener we engage in it, the stronger we shall be.
If we are lashed and torn by Fortune, let us bear it; it is not cruelty but a struggle, and the oftener we engage in it, the stronger we shall be. – Seneca What does that mean? This quote has … Continue reading
We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them.
We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them. – Rousseau What does that mean? This quote interested me as I was taught this way as a child. Books to read, ideas and demon-strations provided, … Continue reading
Posted in curious, habits, learning, passion, potential, work
Tagged @philo_quotes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, sciences, taste, teach
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The events of life bear most harshly upon the inexperienced; the yoke is heavy to the tender neck.
The events of life bear most harshly upon the inexperienced; the yoke is heavy to the tender neck. – Seneca What does that mean? This is another great quote, but which had to be trimmed substantially in order to fit … Continue reading
Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.
Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth. – Cicero What does that mean? This quote is an alternate translation of “Natura inest mentibus nostris insatiabilis quædam cupiditas veri videndi.” in Latin, or in English: … Continue reading
We cannot change the past, but we can reshape the future. Young people have the opportunity to create a happier, better future.
We cannot change the past, but we can reshape the future. Young people have the opportunity to create a happier, better future. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? This is a nice, simple, honest quote. Clean and refreshing. What is done … Continue reading
Posted in choice, future, happiness, learning, opportunity, past
Tagged @DalaiLama, Dalai Lama, future, past, reshape
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You’ve learned the lessons well. You first learned to live on less than you earn. Next you learned to seek advice from those who are competent. Lastly, you’ve learned to make gold work for you.
You’ve learned the lessons well. You first learned to live on less than you earn. Next you learned to seek advice from those who are competent. Lastly, you’ve learned to make gold work for you. – George S. Clason What … Continue reading
Associate with people who will improve you.
Associate with people who will improve you. – Seneca What does that mean? As is so often the case, the quote has been shortened to fit within the confines of the structure allowed by Twitter. The longer version of the … Continue reading
Posted in attitude, learning, motivation, personal growth, self improvement, time
Tagged @stoicrevival, associate, improve, people, Seneca
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