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Recognizing that every single person, you and me included, comes with his or her own bag of beliefs that should be challenged by others. The power of diversity helps our team avoid biases, make better decisions, and think more creatively. #JulieZhuo

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Recognizing that every single person, you and me included, comes with his or her own bag of beliefs that should be challenged by others. The power of diversity helps our team avoid biases, make better decisions, and think more creatively. #JulieZhuo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 21, 2026
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...as a result of always asking others what we are and never daring to put the question to ourselves in the midst of so much philosophy, humanity, civility and so many sublime maxims, we have only fa蓷des, deceptive and frivolous, honour without virtue... #JeanJacquesRousseau

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...as a result of always asking others what we are and never daring to put the question to ourselves in the midst of so much philosophy, humanity, civility and so many sublime maxims, we have only fa蓷des, deceptive and frivolous, honour without virtue... #JeanJacquesRousseau — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 21, 2026
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Prudence means, in modern terms, taking care of yourself, justice means not hurting others, and beneficence means being good to others. That's not a bad trio for thinking about how to live the good life. #RussRoberts

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Prudence means, in modern terms, taking care of yourself, justice means not hurting others, and beneficence means being good to others. That's not a bad trio for thinking about how to live the good life. #RussRoberts — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 19, 2026
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The disposition to admire, and almost to worship, the rich and powerful, and to despise, or, at least, neglect persons of poor or mean conditions... is the great and most universal cause of the corruption of our moral sentiments. #AdamSmith

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The disposition to admire, and almost to worship, the rich and powerful, and to despise, or, at least, neglect persons of poor or mean conditions... is the great and most universal cause of the corruption of our moral sentiments. #AdamSmith — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 18, 2026
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The most hopeful and therefore romantic thing we can ever do in relationships is sometimes to declare that we haven't yet learnt how to love--but, with a little help, are keen to learn one day. #TheSchoolOfLife

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The most hopeful and therefore romantic thing we can ever do in relationships is sometimes to declare that we haven't yet learnt how to love--but, with a little help, are keen to learn one day. #TheSchoolOfLife — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 14, 2026
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In modern affluent societies it is customary to take a shower and change your clothes every day. Medieval peasants went without washing for months on end, and hardly ever changed their clothes. #YuvalNoahHarari

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In modern affluent societies it is customary to take a shower and change your clothes every day. Medieval peasants went without washing for months on end, and hardly ever changed their clothes. #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 14, 2026
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Voluntary activities [are what] you choose to do, such as meditation, exercise, learning a new skill, or taking a vacation. Because such activities must be chosen, and because most of them take effort and attention, they can't just disappear from your awareness #JonathanHaidt

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Voluntary activities [are what] you choose to do, such as meditation, exercise, learning a new skill, or taking a vacation. Because such activities must be chosen, and because most of them take effort and attention, they can't just disappear from your awareness #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 13, 2026
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