Quotemeal: Oct. 18th, 1956

Thursday, October 18, 1956

"Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them."
— Aristotle

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"Experience is the worst teacher; it gives the test first before presenting the lesson."
— Vernon Law —
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— John Chrysostom —
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— Lesslie Newbigin —
"The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving."
— Holmes —

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Illustration of Aristotle — "Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them."

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