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Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best i

Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect. – Bruno Bettelheim

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The fear of failure is so great, it is no wonder that the desire to do right by ones children has led to a whole library of books offering advice on how to raise them. – Bruno Bettelheim

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Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of Gods best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of ones self, and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another. – Thomas Hughes

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The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up. – Ambrose Bierce

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He who knows best knows how little he knows. – Thomas Jefferson

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I marvel at the resilience of the Jewish people. Their best characteristic is their desire to remember. No other people has such an obsession with memory. – Elie Wiesel

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