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Quote by John Ruskin
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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The great cry that rises from all our manufacturing cities, louder than the furnace blast, is all in very deed for this — that we manufacture everything there except men. – John Ruskin

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Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest without meaning. – John Ruskin

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The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a wise man knows whether or not to say it. – Frank M. Garafola

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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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Of those who say nothing, few are silent. – Thomas Neill

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Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument an exchange of ignorance. – Robert Quillen

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I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death. – Leonardo da Vinci

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There is, in world affairs, a steady course to be followed between an assertion of strength that is truculent and a confession of helplessness that is cowardly. – Dwight D Eisenhower

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