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Ideals

«No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies»
Author: Daisy Bates | About: Ideals
«You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.»
«When a man forgets his ideals, he may hope for happiness, but not till then»
Author: John Oliver Hobbes | About: Ideals
«Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don't over-analyse your relationships. Stop playing games. A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness.»
«We never reach our ideals, whether of mental or moral improvement, but the thought of them shows us our deficiencies, and spurs us on to higher and better things»
«The human soul has still greater need of the ideal than of the real. It is by the real that we exist; it is by the ideal that we live.»
«The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully have been kindness, beauty, and truth»
«The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and truth. To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only for a herd of cattle.»
«There is nothing the matter with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all right; it is the ideal American who is all wrong.»