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«Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the manner in which information is collected and used»
«A neurotic is a man who builds a castle in the air. A psychotic is the man who lives in it. A psychiatrist is the man who collects the rent.»
«If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea»
«One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach; one can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few»
«If you collect the signatures of all persons who are no less distinguised than I, you will have a very undistinguishing mass of names.»
«It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master.»
«People travel for the same reason they collect works of art: because the best people do it»
«Here's a good thing to do if you go to a party and you don't know anybody: First take out the garbage. Then go around and collect any extra garbage that people might have, like a crumpled napkin, and take that out too. Pretty soon people will want to meet the busy garbage guy.»
«In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew»
«Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in your reading have been like the blast of triumph out of Shakespeare, Seneca, Moses, John and Paul.»