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Knowledge is not enough for tranquillity and goodness, because it doesn't contain the motivation to be good. Only love impels action. We don't become better because we acquire new information. We become better because we acquire better loves. #DavidBrooks

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Knowledge is not enough for tranquillity and goodness, because it doesn't contain the motivation to be good. Only love impels action. We don't become better because we acquire new information. We become better because we acquire better loves. #DavidBrooks — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Feb 1, 2026
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We say that the function of school is to teach valuable skills and knowledge. Yet students don't remember most of what they're taught, and most of what they do remember isn't very useful. #KevinSimler

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We say that the function of school is to teach valuable skills and knowledge. Yet students don't remember most of what they're taught, and most of what they do remember isn't very useful. #KevinSimler — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Feb 1, 2026
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...the birth rate fell sharply and was much lower at the end of the century than it was at the beginning. As the age of first marriage climbed to record high levels, women rose to record high levels in higher education and higher occupations. #ThomasSowell

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...the birth rate fell sharply and was much lower at the end of the century than it was at the beginning. As the age of first marriage climbed to record high levels, women rose to record high levels in higher education and higher occupations. #ThomasSowell — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 31, 2026
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One day [Zhao Gao] brought a deer to a meeting with the emperor and many top officials, calling the deer a great horse. [...] This was how Zhao Gao flushed out his enemies. Soon after, he murdered all the officials who refused to call the deer a horse. #KevinSimler

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One day [Zhao Gao] brought a deer to a meeting with the emperor and many top officials, calling the deer a great horse. [...] This was how Zhao Gao flushed out his enemies. Soon after, he murdered all the officials who refused to call the deer a horse. #KevinSimler — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 31, 2026
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The graveyard of failed persons will be full of people who shared [...] courage, risk taking, optimism, et cetera. Just like the population of millionaires. There may be some differences in skills, but what truly separates the two is for the most part [luck] #NassimNicholasTaleb

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The graveyard of failed persons will be full of people who shared [...] courage, risk taking, optimism, et cetera. Just like the population of millionaires. There may be some differences in skills, but what truly separates the two is for the most part [luck] #NassimNicholasTaleb — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 31, 2026
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[Geriatricians] requires each of us to contemplate the unfixables in our life, the decline we will unavoidably face, in order to make the small changes necessary to reshape it. #AtulGawande

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[Geriatricians] requires each of us to contemplate the unfixables in our life, the decline we will unavoidably face, in order to make the small changes necessary to reshape it. #AtulGawande — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 31, 2026
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Think carefully about your larger objectives before you mix cultures up. If your goal is innovation or creativity, the more cultural diversity the better, as long as the process is managed carefully. If your goal is simple speed and efficiency, then monocultural #ErinMeyer

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Think carefully about your larger objectives before you mix cultures up. If your goal is innovation or creativity, the more cultural diversity the better, as long as the process is managed carefully. If your goal is simple speed and efficiency, then monocultural #ErinMeyer — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 31, 2026
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