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"The fundamental moral question is not how to shelter children completely from misadventure and failure, so they never experience any fear or pain, but how to maximize their learning so that useful knowledge may be gained with minimal cost." Jordan Peterson

"The fundamental moral question is not how to shelter children completely from misadventure and failure, so they never experience any fear or pain, but how to maximize their learning so that useful knowledge may be gained with minimal cost." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 30, 2020

"No one wants a good education. Everyone wants a good degree." Lee Rudolph

"No one wants a good education. Everyone wants a good degree." Lee Rudolph — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 30, 2020

"No one knows like a woman how to say things which are at once gentle and deep." Victor Hugo

"No one knows like a woman how to say things which are at once gentle and deep." Victor Hugo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 29, 2020

"The secret to your existence is right in front of you. It manifests itself as all those things you know you should do, but are avoiding." Jordan Peterson

"The secret to your existence is right in front of you. It manifests itself as all those things you know you should do, but are avoiding." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 28, 2020

"To be perfectly happy it does not suffice to possess happiness, it is necessary to have deserved it." Victor Hugo

"To be perfectly happy it does not suffice to possess happiness, it is necessary to have deserved it." Victor Hugo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 27, 2020

"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally." Abraham Lincoln

"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally." Abraham Lincoln — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 26, 2020

"A man is only as faithful as his opportunity." Chris Rock

"A man is only as faithful as his opportunity." Chris Rock — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 25, 2020

"If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him." John Fitzgerald Kennedy

"If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him." John Fitzgerald Kennedy — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 23, 2020

"When the aristocracy catches a cold, as it is said, the working class dies of pneumonia." Jordan Peterson

"When the aristocracy catches a cold, as it is said, the working class dies of pneumonia." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 23, 2020

"Give me liberty or give me death." Patrick Henry

"Give me liberty or give me death." Patrick Henry — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 22, 2020

"Live your life as if all your dreams have come true, and then challenge your reality to catch up." Dan Lok

"Live your life as if all your dreams have come true, and then challenge your reality to catch up." Dan Lok — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 21, 2020

"Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans." Peter F. Drucker

"Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans." Peter F. Drucker — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 20, 2020

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart." Helen Keller

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart." Helen Keller — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 19, 2020

"Don’t underestimate the power of vision and direction. These are irresistible forces, able to transform what might appear to be unconquerable obstacles into traversable pathways and expanding opportunities." Jordan Peterson

"Don’t underestimate the power of vision and direction. These are irresistible forces, able to transform what might appear to be unconquerable obstacles into traversable pathways and expanding opportunities." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 18, 2020

"There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge." Bertrand Russell

"There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge." Bertrand Russell — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 16, 2020

"The most instructive experiences are those of everyday life." Friedrich Nietzsche

"The most instructive experiences are those of everyday life." Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 16, 2020

"Liverpool can be very lonely on a Saturday night, and it's only Thursday morning." Paul Angelis

"Liverpool can be very lonely on a Saturday night, and it's only Thursday morning." Paul Angelis — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 15, 2020

"The purpose of life, as far as I can tell… is to find a mode of being that’s so meaningful that the fact that life is suffering is no longer relevant." Jordan Peterson

"The purpose of life, as far as I can tell… is to find a mode of being that’s so meaningful that the fact that life is suffering is no longer relevant." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 14, 2020

"My hope is that gays will be running the world, because then there would be no war. Just a greater emphasis on military apparel." Roseanne Barr

"My hope is that gays will be running the world, because then there would be no war. Just a greater emphasis on military apparel." Roseanne Barr — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 13, 2020

"She speaks five languages and can't act in any of them." John Gielgud

"She speaks five languages and can't act in any of them." John Gielgud — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 12, 2020

"You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action." Tony Robbins

"You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action." Tony Robbins — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 11, 2020

"The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore." Samuel Butler

"The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore." Samuel Butler — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 9, 2020

"Fashions have done more harm than revolutions." Victor Hugo

"Fashions have done more harm than revolutions." Victor Hugo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 9, 2020

"The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none." Thomas Carlyle

"The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none." Thomas Carlyle — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 8, 2020

"Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart." Confucius

"Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart." Confucius — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 7, 2020

"The only way to have friends is to be one." Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The only way to have friends is to be one." Ralph Waldo Emerson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 6, 2020

"The only reason people get lost in thought, is because it's unfamiliar territory." Anonymous

"The only reason people get lost in thought, is because it's unfamiliar territory." Anonymous — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 5, 2020

"A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor." Victor Hugo

"A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor." Victor Hugo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 4, 2020

"I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is." Alan Watts

"I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is." Alan Watts — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 2, 2020

"When one has a great deal to put into it a day has a hundred pockets." Friedrich Nietzsche

"When one has a great deal to put into it a day has a hundred pockets." Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 2, 2020

"Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents." Margaret Mead

"Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents." Margaret Mead — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 1, 2020