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Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life ar

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. – Henry David Thoreau

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Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one. – Dr.Seuss

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Ive always taken The Wizard of Oz very seriously, you know. I believe in the idea of the rainbow. And Ive spent my entire life trying to get over it. – Judy Garland

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Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning. – Samuel Butler

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Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify. – Henry David Thoreau

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Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. – Thomas Fuller

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If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere transmission of knowledge, there is little to be hoped from it in the bettering of mans future. For what is the use of transmitting knowledge if the individuals total development lags behind? – Maria Montessori

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