To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves – there lies the great, the singular power of self-respect.

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To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves – there lies the great, the singular power of self-respect.

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A good education is the greatest gift you can give yourself or anyone else.

-- Mahtab Narsimhan

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The opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the center of gravity on one side, it must go a like distance on the other; and it is only after a certain time that it finds the true point at which it can remain at rest.

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The excellency of every art is its intensity, capable of making all disagreeable evaporate. – John Keats

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The mind should be allowed some relaxation, that it may return to its work all the better for the rest. –

-- Seneca

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People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little. –

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