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To be able to ask a question clearly is two-thirds of the way to g

To be able to ask a question clearly is two-thirds of the way to getting it answered. – John Ruskin

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Cheerfulness is as natural to the heart of a man in strong health, as color to his cheek; and wherever there is habitual gloom, there must be either bad air, unwholesome food, improperly severe labor, or erring habits of life. – John Ruskin

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Happiness
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It is written on the arched sky; it looks out from every star. It is the poetry of Nature; it is that which uplifts the spirit within us. – John Ruskin

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Sky & Clouds
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Modern education has devoted itself to the teaching of impudence, and then we complain that we can no longer control our mobs. – John Ruskin

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Education
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Oh, the things that go through my mind that I never say. Oh, the things I say that never go through my mind. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. – Ben Jonson

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Speaking

Does it seem sometimes that you are always the one to break an embarrassing silence — and always by saying something more embarrassing than the silence? – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Now, you indicate to me that you really see that as communication going back and forth rather than simply individual expression. But communication is assumed to be a dialogue between people, not two monologues. – Quoted in Howard Stein, A Time to Speak, 1974 [See also above quotes. —t&#

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There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of a whole life. – Frederika Bremer

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The Ten Commandments have never been replaced as the moral basis upon which society rests. – Edwin Louis Cole

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It has always felt like a failure that Bjorn and I couldnt keep our family together. You never get it back, but to this day I dont regret splitting up. The reason behind our separation is one of those things I definitely dont want to go into! – Agnetha Faltskog

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You always think that 70 is the end of the road: Somebody died when they were 73 good life. Youre closer to death, and you better make sure you dont waste too much of your time doing things you dont want to do. No point in saying things you dont believe in. – Ian Mckellen

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