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Letter "U" » unconsciously
«If most people are not willing to see the difficulty, this is mainly because, consciously or unconsciously, they assume that it will be they who will settle these questions for the others, and because they are convinced of their own capacity to do this.»
Author: Friedrich August Hayek
| Keywords:
consciously, mainly, of their own, settle, The Others, unconsciously
«And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same»
«Every goal, every action, every thought, every feeling one experiences, whether it be consciously or unconsciously known, is an attempt to increase one's level of peace of mind.»
«All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected.»
«ACEPHALOUS, adj. In the surprising condition of the Crusader who absently pulled at his forelock some hours after a Saracen scimitar had, unconsciously to him, passed through his neck, as related by de Joinville.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
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absently, acephalous, adj, crusader, crusaders, forelock, Saracen, scimitar, surprising, unconsciously
«Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.»
Author: Christian Nevell Bovee
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approximate, approximates, characters, followers, imitate, pleases, The characters, unconsciously
«Every man who observes vigilantly and resolves steadfastly grows unconsciously into genius»
«I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright. It is not indifferent to us which way we walk. There is a right way; but we are very liable from heedlessness and stupidity to take the wrong one. We would fain take that walk, never yet taken by us through this actual world, which is perfectly symbolical of the path which we love to travel in the interior and ideal world; and sometimes, no doubt, we find it difficult to choose our direction, because it does not yet exist distinctly in our idea.»
Author: Henry David Thoreau
(Essayist, Philosopher, Poet)
| About:
Direction
| Keywords:
actual, aright, distinctly, fain, heedlessness, indifferent, Interior, liable, no doubt, symbolical, Take That, unconsciously, yield
«Consciously or unconsciously, everyone of us does render some service or another. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and it will make not only for our own happiness, but that of the world at large.»
Author: Mahatma Gandhi
(Philosopher)
| About:
Happiness,
Relationships,
Social service
| Keywords:
at large, consciously, cultivate, deliberately, render, steadily, unconsciously
«Consciously or unconsciously we all strive to make the kind of a world we like.»
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
(Humorist, Physician, Poet, Professor, Writer)
| Keywords:
consciously, strive, unconsciously
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