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The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values.

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William S. Burroughs
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Category: Education

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. It is well for the world that in most of us by the age of thirty the character has set like plaster and will never soften again.
  • 2. In this age of media and Internet access we are much more talkative than ever before.
  • 3. We tried not to age but time had its rage.

2 Amazing

  • 1. The feeling of your baby taking nourishment from your body for the first time is amazing and it remains the most touching moment of my life.
  • 2. Isn't it amazing that we are all made in God's image and yet there is so much diversity among his people?
  • 3. Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.

3 Anger

  • 1. The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart the less capable you are of loving in the present.
  • 2. Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards for they are subtle and quick to anger.
  • 3. Wise anger is like fire from a flint: there is great ado to get it out and when it does come it is out again immediately.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. As the third anniversary of the September 11th attacks draws near we must ensure our nation is prepared to handle the continued threat of violence and terrorism on our country.
  • 2. You will reciprocally promise love loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day that these words constitute the principle of your entire life and that with the help of divine grace you will observe these solemn vows that today before God you formulate.
  • 3. Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union they insist there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which in my book is a good definition for friendship.

5 Architecture

  • 1. I like to play with architecture! It's my favorite game.
  • 2. When I'm in London Claridge's is a great favourite. I'm a big fan of art deco architecture and the rooms are extraordinary.
  • 3. Architecture can't fully represent the chaos and turmoil that are part of the human personality but you need to put some of that turmoil into the architecture or it isn't real.
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