We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until... we have stopped saying "It got lost " and say "I lost it."

Sydney J. Harris
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  3. One must find the source within one's own Self, one must possess it. Everything else was seeking -- a detour, an error. - Hermann Hesse

  4. Byron: The luxuries of this place have made me soft. The metal point's gone from my pen, there's nothing left but the feather. Gutman: That may be true. But what can you do about it? Byron: Make a departure. Gutman: From yourself? Byron: From my... - Tennessee Williams

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  1. The generality of mankind is lazy. What distinguishes men of genuine achievement from the rest of us is not so much their intellectual powers and aptitudes as their curiosity, their energy, their fullest use of their potentialities. Nobody really knows how smart or talented he...

  2. The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.

  3. At it's highest level, the purpose of teaching is not to teach–it is to inspire the desire for learning. Once a student's mind is set on fire, it will find a way to provide its own fuel.

  4. What is much harder to handle is the sense that you have to live up to the mark someone else has set for you. The grades become too important, the competition too frantic, the fear of disappointing those who believe in you turns into an...

  5. And the end of this paradox is that only when the child is thus free can he have the proper attachment to his parents; only when we allow his independence can he then freely offer us love and respect, without conflict and without resentment. It...

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