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- A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
- R.W. Emerson, Self-Reliance
- Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat-tails.
- Clarence Darrow (1857 - 1938)
- For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
- Charles de Gaulle (1890 - 1970)
- Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others.
- Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)
- The surest hindrance of success is to have too high a standard of refinement in our own minds, or too high an opinion of the judgment of the public. He who is determined not to be satisfied with anything short of perfection will never do anything to please himself or others.
- William Hazlitt (1778 - 1830)
- Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?
- Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)
- Your sole contribution to the sum of things is yourself.
- Frank Crane
- To endure oneself may be the hardest task in the universe. You cannot hire a wise man or any other intellect to solve it for you. There's no writ of inquest or calling of witness to provide answers. No servant or disciple can dress the wound. You dress it yourself or continue bleeding for all to see.
- Frank Herbert (1920 - 1986)
- If you do not feel yourself growing in your work and your life broadening and deepening, if your task is not a perpetual tonic to you, you have not found your place.
- Orison Swett Marden (1850 - 1924)
- There are but few saints amongst scientists, as among other men, but truth itself is a goal comparable with sanctity.
- George Sarton, History of Science
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