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All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education. – Walter Scott

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A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy. – Walter Scott

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Truth
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Walter Scott
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To always be intending to live a new life, but never find time to set about it — this is as if a man should put off eating and drinking from one day to another till he be starved and destroyed. – Walter Scott

Category:
Carpe Diem
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Walter Scott
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Do not Christians and Heathens, Jews and Gentiles, poets and philosophers, unite in allowing the starry influences? – Walter Scott

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Astrology
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Walter Scott
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Other Quotes from
Education
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When I get a little money I buy books and if any is left I buy food and clothes. – Desiderius Erasmus

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Education

A constitutional democracy is in serious trouble if its citizenry does not have a certain degree of education and civic virtue. – Phillip E. Johnson

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Education

Over the next two years UNICEF will focus on improving access to and the quality of education to provide children who have dropped out of school or who work during school hours the opportunity to gain a formal education! – Roger Moore

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Education

True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance. – Abigail Van Buren

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Education

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Medicine for the soul. – Inscription over the door of the Library at Thebes

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Books

Walking through the house at night is wonderful to me; a symphony of breath, each person a separate instrument as they collectively breathe in time to the metronome of life itself. – Edwin Leap, www.edwinleap.com

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Breathing

The American people know whats necessary to get this economy moving again. Its fiscal discipline in Washington, D.C. and across-the-board tax relief for working families, small businesses and family farms. – Mike Pence

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Family

To be selected was an honor, and in respect of the family member chosen to run, families held feasts and gave away prized beaver coats, quilled tobacco bags and buffalo hides. – Dennis Banks

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respect