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«It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy of life lies in having no goal to reach.»
«Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out whatever came earlier, in the hope of reaching at least a point that could be called a true present, a point of origin that marks a new departure.»
«I believe that any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement, if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day, and as nearly as possible reaching the high water mark of pure and useful living.»
Author: Booker T. Washington
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each day, encouragement, high-water mark, high level, high water, level best, nearly, reaching, unexpected
«Life is a game in which the rules are constantly changing; nothing spoils a game more than those who take it seriously. Adultery? Phooey! You should never subjugate yourself to another nor seek the subjugation of someone else to yourself. If you follow that Crispian principle you will be able to say ''Phooey,'' too, instead of reaching for your gun when you fancy yourself betrayed.»
Author: Quentin Crisp
(Author)
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adulteries, adultery, betrayed, constantly, fancy, gun, reaching, spoils, subjugate, subjugated, subjugation, The Rules
«Reasonable and vicious are quite consistent with each other, in fact, only through their union are great and far-reaching crimes possible»
«Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.»
«Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith of external progress, driven by an insatiable desire for power and vast possessions. Yet by this vain striving for perfection in a world where e»
Author: Dalai Lama
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Mankind,
Perfection,
Possessions,
Power,
Progress,
World
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driven, e'en, external, increasingly, insatiable, materialistic, nowadays, possessions, reaching, striving, vast, zenith
«Negative Capability, that is, when a man is capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason.»
«In these great times which I knew when they were this small; which will become small again, provided they have time left for it in these times in which things are happening that could not be imagined and in which what can no longer be imagined must happen, for if one could imagine it, it would not happen; in these serious times which have died laughing at the thought that they might become serious; which, surprised by their own tragedy, are reaching for diversion and, catching themselves red-handed, are groping for words... in these times you should not expect any words of my own from me -- none but these words which barely manage to prevent silence from being misinterpreted.»
Author: Karl Kraus
(Critic, Journalist, Playwright, Poet)
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barely, catching, diversion, diversions, groped, grope for, groping, handed, happening, have died, imagined, In These Times, manage, of my own, reaching, red-handed
«Never praise a sister to a sister in the hope of your compliments reaching the proper ears»
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