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Quote 3169
Man lives for science as well as bread.by: William JamesShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 3167
The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments.by: William JamesShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 3138
To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some one else's type of thinking.by: William JamesShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 3137
Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever the price one has to pay for it.by: William JamesShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 3136
There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.by: William JamesShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 3129
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.by: William JamesShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 3104
To criticize is to appreciate, to appropriate, to take intellectual possession, to establish in fine a relation with the criticized thing and to make it one's own.by: Henry JamesShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 3089
If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless seaShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 3036
It is a great pity when the one who should be the head figure is a mere figure headShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 3029
A man always has two reasons for doing anything, a good reason and the real reason.Showing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 3017
Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affords a complete outlet to all the forces there are in him.by: John BurroughsShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 3011
We can outrun the wind and the storm, but we cannot outrun the demon of hurryby: John BurroughsShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2990
If I’d listened to my consumers, I’d have given them a faster horseby: Henry FordShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2978
He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts – for support rather than illumination.by: Andrew LangShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2908
Practice conquers the habit of doing, without reflecting on the rule.by: John LockeShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2876
Those who never have time do leastShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2871
We say that someone occupies an official position, whereas it is the official position that occupies himShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2859
There is no greater impediment to progress in the sciences than the desire to see it take place too quicklyShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2835
I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving earlyby: Charles LambShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2832
Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever puts one down without the feeling of disappointment.by: Charles LambShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2830
Separate from the pleasure of your company, I don't much care if I never see another mountain in my lifeby: Charles LambShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2813
Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.by: Charles LambShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2811
He is no lawyer who cannot take two sidesby: Charles LambShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2791
The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention spanby: Karl KrausShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2769
My unconscious knows more about the consciousness of the psychologist than his consciousness knows about my unconsciousby: Karl KrausShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2763
You would be surprised how hard it often is to translate an action into thoughtby: Karl KrausShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2702
Philosophy will clip an angel's wingsby: John KeatsShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2697
Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting on a veritable clearance sale. Everything can be had so dirt cheap that one begins to wonder whether in the end anyone will want to make a bidShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2677
Philosophy is life's dry-nurse, who can take care of us -- but not suckle usShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2654
To be a teacher in the right sense is to be a learner. I am not a teacher, only a fellow studentShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2610
A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stoneShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2590
After all, science is essentially international, and it is only through lack of the historical sense that national qualities have been attributed to itShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2587
In science, we must be interested in things, not in personsShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2585
One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be doneShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2582
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in it.by: Edward CokeShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2576
Corporations cannot commit treason, nor be outlawed, nor excommunicated, for they have no soulsby: Edward CokeShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2559
A teacher who is not dogmatic is simply a teacher who is not teachingShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2542
Journalism largely consists of saying "Lord Jones is Dead" to people who never knew that Lord Jones was aliveShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2511
To advise is not to compelby: Anton ChekhovShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2491
It is better to plan less and do moreShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2490
Do anything rather than give yourself to reverieShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2458
He who is false to the present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and you will see the effect when the weaving of a lifetime is unraveledShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2452
Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himselfShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2428
Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentrationby: Andrew CarnegieShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2424
The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do itby: Andrew CarnegieShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2421
No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing itby: Andrew CarnegieShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2416
I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distributionby: Andrew CarnegieShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2408
Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itselfby: Andrew CarnegieShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2407
And while the law (of competition) may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every departmentby: Andrew CarnegieShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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Quote 2382
The duty of a judge is to administer justice, but his practice is to delay itShowing Quotes on Professions and Work
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