#valuable

Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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At this late hour a wagon has been procured, and I have had it filled with plate and the most valuable portable articles, belonging to the house. ↗

— Dolley Madison

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The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake - you can't learn anything from being perfect. ↗

— Adam Osborne

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The argument of the broken window pane is the most valuable argument in modern politics. ↗

— Emmeline Pankhurst

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Some of my competitors overlook the importance of knowing as much as possible about their opponents, but I think that it is an invaluable asset that I have gained from working. ↗

— Keeth Smart

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I do not care about happiness simply because I believe that joy is something worth fighting for. ↗

— Criss Jami

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Lena felt like a child. Worse than a child and less valuable. She felt like a mouse. No, smaller than a mouse and less alive. Her life seemed so small and crumpled you could shoot it through a straw like a spitball. ↗

— Ann Brashares

#life #mouse #valuable #life

Surely, if knowledge is valuable, it can never be good policy in a country far wealthier than Tuscany, to allow a genius like Mr. Dalton's, to be employed in the drudgery of elementary instruction. ↗

— Charles Babbage

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Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

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