Quote by Wendell Berry
It is not from ourselves that we learn to be better than we are. -

It is not from ourselves that we learn to be better than we are. – Wendell Berry

Other quotes by Wendell Berry

I am not bound for any public place, but for ground of my own where I have planted vines and orchard trees, and in the heat of the day climbed up into the healing shadow of the woods. Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup. – Wendell Berry

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Nature
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Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy. – Wendell Berry

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Competition
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Why should conservationists have a positive interest in… farming? There are lots of reasons, but the plainest is: Conservationists eat. – Wendell Berry

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positive
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Other Quotes from
Excellence
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A racehorse that consistently runs just a second faster than another horse is worth millions of dollars more. Be willing to give that extra effort that separates the winner from the one in second place. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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One of the most essential things you need to do for yourself is to choose a goal that is important to you. Perfection does not exist — you can always do better and you can always grow. – Les Brown

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Excellence

I can do small things in a great way. – James Freeman Clarke

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Excellence

To the Masters honor all must turn, each in its track, without a sound, forever tracing Newtons ground. – Albert Einstein

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Excellence

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Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on. – Peter Ueberroth

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Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has. – Rene Descartes

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Common Sense

I always give my grandkids a couple of quarters when they go home. It’s a bargain. – Gene Perret

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To me – old age is always ten years older than I am. – John Burroughs

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