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«We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.»
«The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt»
Author: Thomas Merton
| About:
Suffering
| Keywords:
avoid, Begin, hurt, insignificant, in proportion to, late, proportion, proportioned, smaller, suffer, suffering, Too late, torture, tortures, torturing, Truth Hurts
«The whole art of teaching is the only art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards; and curiosity itself can be vivid and wholesome only in proportion as the mind is contented and happy»
Author: Anatole France
(Writer)
| About:
Teachers and teaching
| Keywords:
afterwards, awakening, awakenings, Awakening The, contented, curiosity, proportion, satisfying, teaching, The Natural, vivid, wholesome
«You are wholly complete and your success in life will be in direct proportion to your ability to accept this truth about you.»
Author: Dr. Robert Anthony
| Keywords:
ability, accept, complete, direct, Direct proportion, proportion, proportioned, wholly
«We will receive not what we idly wish for but what we justly earn. Our rewards will always be in exact proportion to our service.»
Author: Earl Nightingale
| Keywords:
earn, exact, exacted, exacting, exacts, idly, in service, justly, proportion, proportioned, receive, rewards, service, wish
«The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.»
Author: Vince Lombardi
(Coach)
| About:
Commitment,
Quality
| Keywords:
chosen, commitment, direct, Direct proportion, endeavor, excellence, field, proportion, quality, regardless
«The results you achieve will be in direct proportion to the effort you apply.»
Author: Denis Waitley
(Author, Speaker)
| Keywords:
achieve, apply, direct, Directed By, Direct proportion, effort, proportion, proportioned, resulted, results
«Woman learns how to hate in proportion as she forgets how to charm.»
Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
(Critic, Philosopher, Scholar)
| Keywords:
forgets, hate, learns, proportion
«Unless you are prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make you ridiculous. A great occasion is valuable to you in proportion as you have educated yourself to make use of it.»
Author: Orison Swett Marden
| About:
Chance,
Opportunity
| Keywords:
educated, occasion, prepared, profit, proportion, ridiculous
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