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“Gather in your resources, rally all your faculties, marshal all your energies, focus all your capacities upon mastery of at least one field of endeavor.” -John Haggai
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“There is more in us than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps, for the rest of our lives, we will be unwilling to settle for less.” -Kurt Hahn
Kurt Hahn was born in 1886. Kurt Hahn passed on in 1974.
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“Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is an obstacle.” -Ken Hakuta
“People will try to tell you that all the great opportunities have been snapped up. In reality, the world changes every second, blowing new opportunities in all directions, including yours.” -Ken Hakuta
Ken Hakuta is an inventor.
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“By work you get money, by talk you get knowledge.” -Thomas C. Haliburton
“Cheerfulness is health; the opposite, melancholy, is disease.” -Thomas C. Haliburton: “Sam Slick’s Wise Saws and Modern Instances” (1853)
“The great secret of life is never to be in the way of others.” -Thomas C. Haliburton
Thomas C. Haliburton was born in 1796. He was a Canadian public servant, judge, and writer. He is known as the creator of the literary character Sam Slick. Thomas C. Haliburton passed on in 1865.
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“Try to be of some use to others.” -Joseph Hall: as attributed in Maturin M. Ballou: “Edge-Tools of Speech” (1886), page 41
Joseph Hall was born on 1 July 1574 in Leicestershire, Kingdom of England. He was married to Elizabeth Winiffe in 1603. He became a Christian bishop, a moral philosopher, a poet, and a satirist. Joseph Hall passed on at 82 years of age on 8 September 1656 in Heigham, Norfolk, England.
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“Even when life appears to be going in circles the view is always changing if you are paying attention.” -Kevin Hall
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“I cannot spare the luxury of believing that all things beautiful are what they seem.” -Fitz-Greene Halleck
Fitz-Greene Halleck was born in 1790. Fitz-Greene Halleck passed on in 1867.
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“Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off goals.” -William F. Halsey
“There aren’t any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet.” -William F. Halsey
William Frederick ‘Bull’ Halsey, Junior was born in 1882. He became an American naval commander and led campaigns in the Pacific during World War 2. William Frederick ‘Bull’ Halsey, Junior passed on in 1959.
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“Don’t believe the man who tells you there are two sides to every question. There is only one side to the truth.” -William Peter Hamilton: as quoted in Michael Wolff: “The Man Who Owns the News” (2008)
William Peter Hamilton was born in 1867. He was an editor of “The Wall Street Journal” newspaper. William Peter Hamilton passed on in 1929.
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A bell’s not a bell until you ring it
A song’s not a song until you sing it
Love in your heart wasn’t put there to stay
Love isn’t love until you give it away!
-Oscar Hammerstein
“If you don’t have a dream, how are you going to make a dream come true?” -Oscar Hammerstein
Oscar Hammerstein II was born in 1895. He was an American songwriter. Oscar Hammerstein II passed on in 1960.
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“The secret is keeping busy, and loving what you do.” -Lionel Hampton
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“We will find a way or make one.” -Hannibal
Hannibal was born in 247 B.C.E. Hannibal passed on in 182 B.C.E.
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“Eventually it comes to you: the thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.” -Lorraine Hansberry
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“Inspiration is the windfall from hard work and focus. Muses are too unreliable to keep on the payroll.” -Helen Hanson
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“To will is to select a goal, determine a course of action that will bring one to that goal, and then hold to that action till the goal is reached. The key is action.” -Michael Hanson
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“It is not worth an intelligent man’s time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.” -G. H. Hardy
Godfrey Harold Hardy was born on 7 November 1877. He was a British mathematician. Godfrey Harold Hardy passed on at 70 years of age on 1 December 1947.
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“Your possessions should set you free like a boat or a pair of hiking boots. If you work for your possessions and they don’t set you free, what are you working for?” -Billy Harris
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“A winner paces himself; a loser has only two speeds: hysterical and lethargic.” -Sydney J. Harris
“It’s surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you’re not comfortable within yourself, you can’t be comfortable with others.” -Sydney J. Harris
“Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.” -Sydney J. Harris
“The aristocrat is right in that only a few people in any society make a real difference, but the democrat is more deeply right when he insists that we cannot predict where such valuable people are coming from and therefore have an obligation to keep all lines open.” -Sydney J. Harris
“The main discomfort in being a middle-of-the-roader is that you get sideswiped by partisans going in both directions.” -Sydney J. Harris
Sydney Justin Harris was born on 14 September 1917 in London, England. He immigrated to the United States of America with his family at 5 years of age. He became a syndicated columnist under the heading “Strictly Personal” and a drama critic. Sydney Justin Harris passed away at 69 years of age on 7 December 1986 in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
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“I’m like a child, trying to do everything, say everything, and be everything all at once.” -John Hartford
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“Some talk in quarto volumes and act in pamphlets.” -Henry S. Haskins: as published in Albert Jay Nock, editor: “Meditations in Wall Street” (1940), page 77
Henry Stanley Haskins was born in 1875 in New Jersey, United States of America. He became a stockbroker and man of letters. His aphorisms were edited and published anonymously as “Meditations in Wall Street” (1940), with an introduction by Albert Jay Nock. Henry Stanley Haskins passed on in 1957 in Vermont, United States of America.
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“What this country needs is more parents who do not expect the school and the church to assume the major responsibility for the rearing of their children.” -Mrs. Norman Hastings
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“3 Billion B.C.: The Earth is a swirling ball of flaming gases. Fishing is extremely poor, especially in August.” -Cliff Hauptman: “The Complete History of Fishing”
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“Positive thinking is reacting positively to a negative situation.” -Bill Havens
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“Always leave enough time in your life to do something that makes you happy, satisfied, or even joyous. That has more of an effect on economic well-being than any other single factor.” -Paul Hawken
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“Friends are the sunshine of life.” -John Hay
“Don’t waste your time in longing for bright, impossible things . . . but brighten some bit of darkness by shining just where you are.” -John Hay: “Shine Just Where You Are”
John Milton Hay was born in 1838. He was an American statesman, diplomat, and writer. John Milton Hay passed on in 1905.
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“As I say yes to life, life says yes to me!” -Louise Hay
“Every thought we think is creating our future.” -Louise Hay
“My day begins with gratitude and joy. I look forward with enthusiasm to the adventures of the day, knowing that in my life, all is good.” -Louise Hay
“Somewhere someone is looking for exactly what you have to offer.” -Louise Hay
“The point of power is always in the present moment.” -Louise Hay
Louise Lynn Hay was born on 8 October 1926 in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. She was a self-help and motivational writer, and the founder of the Hay House publishing company. She is known for her several New Thought self-help books, including “You Can Heal Your Life” (1984). Louise Lynn Hay passed on at 90 years of age on 30 August 2017. Author website is www.louisehay.com.
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“I’m going to speak my mind because I have nothing to lose.” -S. I. Hayakawa
“In a real sense people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish.” -S. I. Hayakawa
Samuel Ichiyé Hayakawa, also known as S. I. Hayakawa, was born on 18 July 1906 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He became an American professor of English, a president of San Francisco State University, and a United States Senator (1977 - 1983) representing the state of California. Samuel Ichiyé Hayakawa passed on at 85 years of age on 27 February 1992 in Greenbrae, California, United States of America.
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“If you worry about what people think of you, it means that you have more confidence in their opinions than you have in your own.” -Harold Hayden
“Nothing is more certain than this: the person who cannot be happy without money will never be happy with money. One has only to read the daily papers to see that the wealthiest are not necessarily the happiest. If money does not make people happy, neither does it keep them from being happy. Happiness is independent of money, but dependent upon the spirit within.” -Harold Hayden
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“If you want to receive a great deal, you first have to give a great deal.” -R. A. Hayward
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“To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind.” -William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt was born on 10 April 1778 in Maidstone, England. He was married to Sarah Stoddart in 1808. He became a painter, an essayist, a literary critic, a drama critic, an art critic, and a social commentator. William Hazlitt passed on at 52 years of age on 18 September 1830 in England.
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“All good work is done the way ants do things: Little by little.” -Lafcadio Hearn
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“Seeing is believing.” -Manfred Von Heimendahl
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“One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.” -Robert A. Heinlein
“There are hidden contradictions in the minds of people who love Nature while deploring the artificialities with which Man has spoiled ‘Nature.’ The obvious contradiction lies in their choice of words, which imply that Man and his artifacts are not part of Nature - but beavers and their dams are.” -Robert A. Heinlein: “Time Enough for Love”
Robert Anson Heinlein was born in 1907. He was an American science fiction writer. Robert Anson Heinlein passed on in 1988.
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“We spend billions of dollars trying to understand the origins of the Universe, while we still don’t understand the conditions for a stable society, a functioning economy, or peace.” -D. Helbing
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“We should lay up in our minds a store of goodly thoughts which will be a living treasure of knowledge always with us and from which at various times and amidst all the shiftings of circumstances we might be sure of drawing some comfort guidance and sympathy.” -Arthur Helps
Arthur Helps was born in 1813 in Streatham, South London, England. He became a writer and a Dean for the Privy Council. Arthur Helps passed on in 1875.
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“If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry. Worry never fixes anything.” -Mrs. Ernest Hemingway
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“After a storm comes a calm.” -Matthew Henry
“Saying and doing are two things.” -Matthew Henry
“That which is won ill, will never wear well, for there is a curse attends it, which will waste it; and the same corrupt dispositions which incline men to the sinful ways of getting, will incline them to the like sinful ways of spending.” -Matthew Henry
Matthew Henry was born in 1662. He became a writer. Matthew Henry passed on in 1714.
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“Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom. No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue; and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.” -Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry was born in May 1736 in Studley, Virginia, United States of America. He was a leader in the American Revolution. Patrick Henry passed on at ? years of age on 6 June 1799 in Red Hill near Brookneal, Virginia, United States of America.
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“People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.” -Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn-Ruston was born on 4 May 1929 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. She became a British actress, dancer, and model. Audrey Hepburn-Ruston passed on at 63 years of age on 20 January 1993 in Tolochenaz, Vaud, Switzerland.
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“The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.” -Frank Herbert
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“A dwarf on a giant’s shoulders sees farther of the two.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651)
“Although the Sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), proverb 322
“An idle youth, a needy age.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651)
“Be useful where thou livest.” -George Herbert: “The Temple” (1633), ‘The Church Porch,’ line 325
“Good words are worth much, and cost little.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), proverb 155
“Half the world knows not how the other half lives.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), proverb 901
“He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), proverb 305
“He thinkes not well that thinkes not againe.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), proverb 830
“Help thyselfe, and God will helpe thee.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), proverb 533
“Light burthens long borne growe heavie.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), number 15
“None knows the weight of another’s burden.” -George Herbert
“Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.” -George Herbert
“The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651)
“The shortest answer is doing.” -George Herbert
George Herbert was born on 3 April 1593 at Montgomery Castle in Wales. He became an Anglican priest, a theologian, a religious poet, and an orator. George Herbert passed on at 39 years of age on 1 March 1633 in Bemerton, Wiltshire, England.
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“The term used to describe them (Ulster Scots) was rednecks, a Scots border term meaning Presbyterians.” -Arthur L. Herman: “How the Scots Invented the Modern World” (November 2001)
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“Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.” -Herodotus
Herodotus was born in about 484 B.C.E. in Halicarnassus, Caria, Asia Minor, Persian Empire. He was a writer, historian, and traveler of ancient Greece. Herodotus passed on at about 60 years of age in about 425 B.C.E. possibly in Thurii, Calabria or in Pella, Macedon.
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“A lot of men think that if they smile for a second somebody will take advantage of them, and they are right.” -Don Herold
“Very few people look the part and are it too.” -Don Herold
Don Herold was born in 1889. He became a writer, a cartoonist, and a humorist. Don Herold passed on in 1966.
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I do love I know not what;
Sometimes this and sometimes that.
-Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick was baptized on 24 August 1591 in Cheapside, London, England. He became a poet. Robert Herrick passed on at about 83 years of age on or a few days before 15 October 1674 in Dean Prior, England.
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“Life is beautiful. You have to be thankful that we are living. Wherever you look is beauty. I know about the bad things, but I look for the good things.” -Alice Herz-Sommer
Alice Herz-Sommer, also known as Alice Herz, was born on 26 November 1903 in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. She became a pianist and a music teacher. Alice Herz-Sommer passed on at 110 years of age on 23 February 2014 in London, England.
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“Social groups are generally in disarray. To protect themselves from other groups, especially the groups just below them, groups will attempt to convey an appearance of interior order and purpose they do not possess.” -Arthur Herzog
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“Just to be is a blessing.” -Abraham Heschel
“There are inalienable obligations as well as inalienable rights.” -Abraham Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel was born in 1907. He was a Jewish rabbi, theologian, and philosopher. Abraham Joshua Heschel passed on in 1972.
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“In my experience, it is rarer to find a really happy person in a circle of millionaires than among vagabonds.” -Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl was born in 6 October 1914 in Larvik, Norway. He became an archeologist, an ethnologist, and an adventurer. He is known for organizing and leading the Kon-Tiki (1947) and Ra (1969 - 1970) transoceanic scientific expeditions. Thor Heyerdahl passed on at 87 years of age on 18 April 2002 in Colla Micheri, Italy.
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“A man may well bring a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.” -John Heywood: “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
“A penny for your thoughts.” -John Heywood: “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
“Beggars shouldn’t be choosers.” -John Heywood: “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
“Better late than never.” -John Heywood “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
“Haste makes waste.” -John Heywood: “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
“Look before you leap.” -John Heywood: “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
“Many small make a great.” -John Heywood
“No man ought to look a given horse in the mouth.” -John Heywood: “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
“One good turn deserves another.” -John Heywood: “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
“One swallow maketh not Summer.” -John Heywood
“When the iron is hot strike.” -John Heywood
“When the Sun shineth, make hay.” -John Heywood: “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
John Heywood was born in about 1497. He was an English dramatist and poet. John Heywood passed on in 1580.
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“Hearts mend with love, not with scorn.” -Theodore W. Higgingsworth
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“Great men are rarely isolated mountain-peaks; they are the summits of ranges.” -Thomas W. Higginson
Thomas Wentworth Higginson was born in 1823. He was an American Unitarian minister, writer, and soldier. Thomas Wentworth Higginson passed on in 1911.
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“We are 90 percent alike, all we peoples, and 10 percent different. The trouble is that we forget the 90 percent and remember the 10 percent when we criticize others.” -Charles Higham
Charles Frederick Higham was born on 17 January 1876 in Walthamstow, London, England. He became a publicist, an advertising consultant, and a public servant. Charles Frederick Higham passed on at 62 years of age on 24 December 1938 in Godstone, Surrey, England.
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“A true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your success.” -Cullen Hightower
“People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they’ve done.” -Cullen Hightower
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“If one finds the strength to deal with small things, one finds it to deal with the large ones as well.” -Etty Hillesum
Esther ‘Etty’ Hillesum was born in 1914. Her letters and diaries, kept between 1941 and 1943, describe her life as a Jewish woman in Amsterdam during the German occupation. Esther ‘Etty’ Hillesum passed on in 1943. Her letters were published in 1981.
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“The course of our lives is not determined by great, awesome decisions. Our direction is set by the little day-to-day choices which chart the track on which we run.” -Gordon B. Hinckley: General Conference Report (October 1973), page 106
Gordon Bitner Hinckley was born on 23 June 1910. He became a writer and the longest presiding President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church, from 12 March 1995 until his passing. Gordon Bitner Hinckley passed on at 97 years of age on 27 January 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America.
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“A day will never be any more than what you make of it. Practice being a doer!” -Josh Hinds
Josh Stephen Hinds was born in 1973. Author website www.JoshHinds.com.
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“Happiness doesn’t depend on what we have, but it does depend on how we feel towards what we have. We can be happy with little and miserable with much.” -W. D. Hoard
William D. Hoard.
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“I gave my life to learning how to live. Now that I have organized it all it’s just about over.” -Sandra Hochman
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“To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.” -T. F. Hodge
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“Some things have to be believed to be seen.” -Ralph Hodgson
Ralph Hodgson was born in 1871. He was an American poet. Ralph Hodgson passed on in 1962.
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“The limit is not the sky. The limit is the mind.” -Wim Hof
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“The true measure of success in life is how many other lives you made better.” -Jeff Hoffman
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“I realize that there are other people who have days stranger than mine. I don’t know them. I don’t know anyone who knows them. But I’m sure they’re out there. Somewhere.” -Sarah Hoffman
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“If you can’t outplay them, outwork them!” -Ben Hogan
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“Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us.” -L. Thomas Holdcroft
Leslie Thomas ‘Les’ Holdcroft, also known as L. Thomas Holdcroft, was born on 28 September 1922 in Strathclair, Manitoba, Canada. He became a college administrator. Leslie Thomas ‘Les’ Holdcroft passed on at 95 years of age on 6 February 2018 in Abbotsford, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada.
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“The obstacle is the way.” -Ryan Holiday
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“It is not a question of how much a man knows, but what use he makes of what he knows; not a question of what he has acquired, and how he has been trained, but of what he is, and what he can do.” -J. G. Holland
“Joys divided are increased.” -J. G. Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland, also known by the pseudonym Timothy Titcomb, was born on 24 July 1819 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, United States of America. He became a doctor, but left the medical field to become a school superintendent, a novelist, an essayist, and a poet. He was a co-founder in 1870 with Roswell Smith, and editor, of “Scribner’s Monthly” magazine. He wrote the lyrics to the Methodist hymn “There’s a Song in the Air.” Josiah Gilbert Holland passed on at 62 years of age on 12 October 1881 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
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“One thing everybody in the world wants and needs is friendliness.” -William E. Holler
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“Never limit your view of life by any past experience.” -Ernest Holmes
You are more than you appear to be -
Life is greater than you have ever known it -
The best is yet to come.
-Ernest Holmes
Ernest Shurtleff Holmes was born in 1887. He became an American New Thought writer, teacher, and leader. He was the founder of the Religious Science movement and a part of the New Thought movement. He is the author of “The Science of Mind” and numerous other metaphysical books, and the founder of “Science of Mind” magazine, in continuous publication since 1927. His books remain in print, and the principles he taught as “Science of Mind” have inspired and influenced many generations. Mr. Holmes had previously studied another New Thought teaching, Divine Science, and was an ordained Divine Science Minister. Ernest Shurtleff Holmes passed on in 1960.
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“We learn something by doing it. There is no other way.” -John Holt
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“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” -Lou Holtz (Louis Leo ‘Lou’ Holtz (born 1937))
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“The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others, lives unblest.” -Henry Home
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“The small stones which fill up the crevices have almost as much to do with making the fair and firm wall as the great rocks; so wise use of spare moments contributes not a little to the building up in good proportions a man’s mind.” -Edwin Paxton Hood
Edwin Paxton Hood was born in 1820. He was an English Congregational minister and writer. Edwin Paxton Hood passed on in 1885.
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“When the best things are not possible, the best may be made of those that are.” -Richard Hooker
Richard Hooker was born in about 1554. He became a priest and theologian in the Church of England. Richard Hooker passed on in 1600.
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“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” -Lena Horne
Lena Horne was born in 1917. She was an American singer and actress. Lena Horne passed on in 2010.
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“Just as you would not neglect seeds that you planted with the hope that they will bear vegetables and fruits and flowers, so you must attend to and nourish the garden of your becoming.” -Jean Houston
“Never underestimate the creativity of the underprivileged. We all have the extraordinary coded within us, waiting to be released.” -Jean Houston
Jean Houston was born on 10 May 1937 in New York City, New York, United States of America. She became a writer and a lecturer. She and her husband Robert Masters co-founded The Foundation for Mind Research.
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“Life is like a blanket, too short. You pull it up and your toes rebel, you yank it down and shivers meander about your shoulder, but cheerful folks manage to draw their knees up and pass a very comfortable night.” -Marion Howard
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“A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.” -Vernon Howard
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“What a folly to dread the thought of throwing away life at once, and yet have no regard to throwing it away by parcels and piecemeal.” -John Howe
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“I am confirmed in my division of human energies. Ambitious people climb, but faithful people build.” -Julia Ward Howe
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“The way to be nothing is to do nothing.” -Nathaniel Howe
Nathaniel Howe was born in 1764. He was an American minister. Nathaniel Howe passed on in 1837.
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“Respect a man, and he will do the more.” -James Howell
James Howell was born in about 1594. He was a British writer, diplomat and scholar. James Howell passed on in 1666.
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“The secret of a man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested.” -William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells was born in 1837. He was an American novelist and critic. William Dean Howells passed on in 1920.
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“He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.” -Mary Howitt
Mary Howitt was born in 1799. Mary Howitt passed on in 1888.
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“A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company.” -Charles Evans Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes was born in 1862. He was an American professor of law, a public servant, and a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1930 - 1941). Charles Evans Hughes passed on in 1948.
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“Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.” -Victor Hugo
“Inspiration and genius - one and the same.” -Victor Hugo
“The true division of humanity is between those who live in light and those who live in darkness. Our aim must be to diminish the number of the latter and increase the number of the former. That is why we demand education and knowledge.” -Victor Hugo
“To put everything in balance is good, to put everything in harmony is better.” -Victor Hugo
Victor Marie Hugo was born on 26 February 1802 in Besançon, France. He became a visual artist, a romantic poet, an essayist, a novelist, a playwright, and a statesman. He is known for his novels “Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1831; originally published as “Notre-Dame de Paris”) and “Les Misérables” (1862). His volumes of poetry include “Les Contemplations” and “La Légende des siècles.” Victor Marie Hugo passed on at 83 years of age on 22 May 1885 in Paris, France.
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“May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself.” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie
“The darkest night is often the bridge to the brightest tomorrow.” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Jonathan Lockwood Huie was born on 28 June 1945.
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“Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river.” -Cordell Hull
Cordell Hull was born on 2 October 1871. He was an American public servant. Cordell Hull passed on at ? years of age on 23 July 1955.
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“Look after the molehills and the mountains will look after themselves.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in Laurence J. Peter & Raymond Hull: “The Peter Principle” (1969)
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“Success consists of a series of little daily victories.” -Laddie Hutar
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“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” -Aldous Huxley
“The author of the Iliad is either Homer or, if not Homer, somebody else of the same name.” -Aldous Huxley
“The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.” -Aldous Huxley
“What we perceive and understand depends upon what we are.” -Aldous Huxley: “Ends and Means” (1937), ‘Beliefs’
Aldous Leonard Huxley was born on 26 July 1894. He was a son of Leonard Huxley and a brother of Julian Huxley. He became a novelist, an essayist, a magazine editor, a short story writer, a movie script writer, a critic, and a poet. His novels include, “Crome Yellow” (1921), “Point Counter Point” (1928), and “After Many a Summer” (1939). He moved to the United States of America in 1937. Aldous Leonard Huxley passed on at 69 years of age on 22 November 1963 in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
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“Each one of us has the power to make others feel better or worse. Making others feel better is much more fun than making others feel worse. Making others feel better generally makes us feel better.” -Laura Huxley
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“If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?” -Thomas Henry Huxley
“The great end of life is not knowledge, but action. What men need is as much knowledge as they can organize for action; give them more and it may become injurious. Some men are heavy and stupid from undigested learning.” -Thomas Henry Huxley
“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” -Thomas Henry Huxley
Thomas Henry Huxley, also known as T. H. Huxley, was born on 4 May 1825 in Ealing, Greater London, England. He became a surgeon, a biologist, and a writer. He was the grandfather of Aldous Leonard Huxley. Thomas Henry Huxley passed on at 70 years of age on 29 June 1895 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England.
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“Gather in your resources, rally all your faculties, marshal all your energies, focus all your capacities upon mastery of at least one field of endeavor.” -John Haggai
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“There is more in us than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps, for the rest of our lives, we will be unwilling to settle for less.” -Kurt Hahn
Kurt Hahn was born in 1886. Kurt Hahn passed on in 1974.
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“Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is an obstacle.” -Ken Hakuta
“People will try to tell you that all the great opportunities have been snapped up. In reality, the world changes every second, blowing new opportunities in all directions, including yours.” -Ken Hakuta
Ken Hakuta is an inventor.
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“By work you get money, by talk you get knowledge.” -Thomas C. Haliburton
“Cheerfulness is health; the opposite, melancholy, is disease.” -Thomas C. Haliburton: “Sam Slick’s Wise Saws and Modern Instances” (1853)
“The great secret of life is never to be in the way of others.” -Thomas C. Haliburton
Thomas C. Haliburton was born in 1796. He was a Canadian public servant, judge, and writer. He is known as the creator of the literary character Sam Slick. Thomas C. Haliburton passed on in 1865.
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“Try to be of some use to others.” -Joseph Hall: as attributed in Maturin M. Ballou: “Edge-Tools of Speech” (1886), page 41
Joseph Hall was born on 1 July 1574 in Leicestershire, Kingdom of England. He was married to Elizabeth Winiffe in 1603. He became a Christian bishop, a moral philosopher, a poet, and a satirist. Joseph Hall passed on at 82 years of age on 8 September 1656 in Heigham, Norfolk, England.
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“Even when life appears to be going in circles the view is always changing if you are paying attention.” -Kevin Hall
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“I cannot spare the luxury of believing that all things beautiful are what they seem.” -Fitz-Greene Halleck
Fitz-Greene Halleck was born in 1790. Fitz-Greene Halleck passed on in 1867.
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“Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off goals.” -William F. Halsey
“There aren’t any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet.” -William F. Halsey
William Frederick ‘Bull’ Halsey, Junior was born in 1882. He became an American naval commander and led campaigns in the Pacific during World War 2. William Frederick ‘Bull’ Halsey, Junior passed on in 1959.
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“Don’t believe the man who tells you there are two sides to every question. There is only one side to the truth.” -William Peter Hamilton: as quoted in Michael Wolff: “The Man Who Owns the News” (2008)
William Peter Hamilton was born in 1867. He was an editor of “The Wall Street Journal” newspaper. William Peter Hamilton passed on in 1929.
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A bell’s not a bell until you ring it
A song’s not a song until you sing it
Love in your heart wasn’t put there to stay
Love isn’t love until you give it away!
-Oscar Hammerstein
“If you don’t have a dream, how are you going to make a dream come true?” -Oscar Hammerstein
Oscar Hammerstein II was born in 1895. He was an American songwriter. Oscar Hammerstein II passed on in 1960.
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“The secret is keeping busy, and loving what you do.” -Lionel Hampton
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“We will find a way or make one.” -Hannibal
Hannibal was born in 247 B.C.E. Hannibal passed on in 182 B.C.E.
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“Eventually it comes to you: the thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.” -Lorraine Hansberry
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“Inspiration is the windfall from hard work and focus. Muses are too unreliable to keep on the payroll.” -Helen Hanson
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“To will is to select a goal, determine a course of action that will bring one to that goal, and then hold to that action till the goal is reached. The key is action.” -Michael Hanson
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“It is not worth an intelligent man’s time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.” -G. H. Hardy
Godfrey Harold Hardy was born on 7 November 1877. He was a British mathematician. Godfrey Harold Hardy passed on at 70 years of age on 1 December 1947.
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“Your possessions should set you free like a boat or a pair of hiking boots. If you work for your possessions and they don’t set you free, what are you working for?” -Billy Harris
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“A winner paces himself; a loser has only two speeds: hysterical and lethargic.” -Sydney J. Harris
“It’s surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you’re not comfortable within yourself, you can’t be comfortable with others.” -Sydney J. Harris
“Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.” -Sydney J. Harris
“The aristocrat is right in that only a few people in any society make a real difference, but the democrat is more deeply right when he insists that we cannot predict where such valuable people are coming from and therefore have an obligation to keep all lines open.” -Sydney J. Harris
“The main discomfort in being a middle-of-the-roader is that you get sideswiped by partisans going in both directions.” -Sydney J. Harris
Sydney Justin Harris was born on 14 September 1917 in London, England. He immigrated to the United States of America with his family at 5 years of age. He became a syndicated columnist under the heading “Strictly Personal” and a drama critic. Sydney Justin Harris passed away at 69 years of age on 7 December 1986 in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
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“I’m like a child, trying to do everything, say everything, and be everything all at once.” -John Hartford
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“Some talk in quarto volumes and act in pamphlets.” -Henry S. Haskins: as published in Albert Jay Nock, editor: “Meditations in Wall Street” (1940), page 77
Henry Stanley Haskins was born in 1875 in New Jersey, United States of America. He became a stockbroker and man of letters. His aphorisms were edited and published anonymously as “Meditations in Wall Street” (1940), with an introduction by Albert Jay Nock. Henry Stanley Haskins passed on in 1957 in Vermont, United States of America.
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“What this country needs is more parents who do not expect the school and the church to assume the major responsibility for the rearing of their children.” -Mrs. Norman Hastings
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“3 Billion B.C.: The Earth is a swirling ball of flaming gases. Fishing is extremely poor, especially in August.” -Cliff Hauptman: “The Complete History of Fishing”
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“Positive thinking is reacting positively to a negative situation.” -Bill Havens
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“Always leave enough time in your life to do something that makes you happy, satisfied, or even joyous. That has more of an effect on economic well-being than any other single factor.” -Paul Hawken
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“Friends are the sunshine of life.” -John Hay
“Don’t waste your time in longing for bright, impossible things . . . but brighten some bit of darkness by shining just where you are.” -John Hay: “Shine Just Where You Are”
John Milton Hay was born in 1838. He was an American statesman, diplomat, and writer. John Milton Hay passed on in 1905.
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“As I say yes to life, life says yes to me!” -Louise Hay
“Every thought we think is creating our future.” -Louise Hay
“My day begins with gratitude and joy. I look forward with enthusiasm to the adventures of the day, knowing that in my life, all is good.” -Louise Hay
“Somewhere someone is looking for exactly what you have to offer.” -Louise Hay
“The point of power is always in the present moment.” -Louise Hay
Louise Lynn Hay was born on 8 October 1926 in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. She was a self-help and motivational writer, and the founder of the Hay House publishing company. She is known for her several New Thought self-help books, including “You Can Heal Your Life” (1984). Louise Lynn Hay passed on at 90 years of age on 30 August 2017. Author website is www.louisehay.com.
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“I’m going to speak my mind because I have nothing to lose.” -S. I. Hayakawa
“In a real sense people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish.” -S. I. Hayakawa
Samuel Ichiyé Hayakawa, also known as S. I. Hayakawa, was born on 18 July 1906 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He became an American professor of English, a president of San Francisco State University, and a United States Senator (1977 - 1983) representing the state of California. Samuel Ichiyé Hayakawa passed on at 85 years of age on 27 February 1992 in Greenbrae, California, United States of America.
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“If you worry about what people think of you, it means that you have more confidence in their opinions than you have in your own.” -Harold Hayden
“Nothing is more certain than this: the person who cannot be happy without money will never be happy with money. One has only to read the daily papers to see that the wealthiest are not necessarily the happiest. If money does not make people happy, neither does it keep them from being happy. Happiness is independent of money, but dependent upon the spirit within.” -Harold Hayden
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“If you want to receive a great deal, you first have to give a great deal.” -R. A. Hayward
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“To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind.” -William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt was born on 10 April 1778 in Maidstone, England. He was married to Sarah Stoddart in 1808. He became a painter, an essayist, a literary critic, a drama critic, an art critic, and a social commentator. William Hazlitt passed on at 52 years of age on 18 September 1830 in England.
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“All good work is done the way ants do things: Little by little.” -Lafcadio Hearn
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“Seeing is believing.” -Manfred Von Heimendahl
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“One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.” -Robert A. Heinlein
“There are hidden contradictions in the minds of people who love Nature while deploring the artificialities with which Man has spoiled ‘Nature.’ The obvious contradiction lies in their choice of words, which imply that Man and his artifacts are not part of Nature - but beavers and their dams are.” -Robert A. Heinlein: “Time Enough for Love”
Robert Anson Heinlein was born in 1907. He was an American science fiction writer. Robert Anson Heinlein passed on in 1988.
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“We spend billions of dollars trying to understand the origins of the Universe, while we still don’t understand the conditions for a stable society, a functioning economy, or peace.” -D. Helbing
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“We should lay up in our minds a store of goodly thoughts which will be a living treasure of knowledge always with us and from which at various times and amidst all the shiftings of circumstances we might be sure of drawing some comfort guidance and sympathy.” -Arthur Helps
Arthur Helps was born in 1813 in Streatham, South London, England. He became a writer and a Dean for the Privy Council. Arthur Helps passed on in 1875.
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“If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry. Worry never fixes anything.” -Mrs. Ernest Hemingway
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“After a storm comes a calm.” -Matthew Henry
“Saying and doing are two things.” -Matthew Henry
“That which is won ill, will never wear well, for there is a curse attends it, which will waste it; and the same corrupt dispositions which incline men to the sinful ways of getting, will incline them to the like sinful ways of spending.” -Matthew Henry
Matthew Henry was born in 1662. He became a writer. Matthew Henry passed on in 1714.
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“Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom. No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue; and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.” -Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry was born in May 1736 in Studley, Virginia, United States of America. He was a leader in the American Revolution. Patrick Henry passed on at ? years of age on 6 June 1799 in Red Hill near Brookneal, Virginia, United States of America.
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“People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.” -Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn-Ruston was born on 4 May 1929 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. She became a British actress, dancer, and model. Audrey Hepburn-Ruston passed on at 63 years of age on 20 January 1993 in Tolochenaz, Vaud, Switzerland.
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“The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.” -Frank Herbert
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“A dwarf on a giant’s shoulders sees farther of the two.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651)
“Although the Sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), proverb 322
“An idle youth, a needy age.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651)
“Be useful where thou livest.” -George Herbert: “The Temple” (1633), ‘The Church Porch,’ line 325
“Good words are worth much, and cost little.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), proverb 155
“Half the world knows not how the other half lives.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), proverb 901
“He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), proverb 305
“He thinkes not well that thinkes not againe.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), proverb 830
“Help thyselfe, and God will helpe thee.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), proverb 533
“Light burthens long borne growe heavie.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), number 15
“None knows the weight of another’s burden.” -George Herbert
“Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.” -George Herbert
“The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651)
“The shortest answer is doing.” -George Herbert
George Herbert was born on 3 April 1593 at Montgomery Castle in Wales. He became an Anglican priest, a theologian, a religious poet, and an orator. George Herbert passed on at 39 years of age on 1 March 1633 in Bemerton, Wiltshire, England.
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“The term used to describe them (Ulster Scots) was rednecks, a Scots border term meaning Presbyterians.” -Arthur L. Herman: “How the Scots Invented the Modern World” (November 2001)
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“Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.” -Herodotus
Herodotus was born in about 484 B.C.E. in Halicarnassus, Caria, Asia Minor, Persian Empire. He was a writer, historian, and traveler of ancient Greece. Herodotus passed on at about 60 years of age in about 425 B.C.E. possibly in Thurii, Calabria or in Pella, Macedon.
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“A lot of men think that if they smile for a second somebody will take advantage of them, and they are right.” -Don Herold
“Very few people look the part and are it too.” -Don Herold
Don Herold was born in 1889. He became a writer, a cartoonist, and a humorist. Don Herold passed on in 1966.
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I do love I know not what;
Sometimes this and sometimes that.
-Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick was baptized on 24 August 1591 in Cheapside, London, England. He became a poet. Robert Herrick passed on at about 83 years of age on or a few days before 15 October 1674 in Dean Prior, England.
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“Life is beautiful. You have to be thankful that we are living. Wherever you look is beauty. I know about the bad things, but I look for the good things.” -Alice Herz-Sommer
Alice Herz-Sommer, also known as Alice Herz, was born on 26 November 1903 in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. She became a pianist and a music teacher. Alice Herz-Sommer passed on at 110 years of age on 23 February 2014 in London, England.
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“Social groups are generally in disarray. To protect themselves from other groups, especially the groups just below them, groups will attempt to convey an appearance of interior order and purpose they do not possess.” -Arthur Herzog
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“Just to be is a blessing.” -Abraham Heschel
“There are inalienable obligations as well as inalienable rights.” -Abraham Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel was born in 1907. He was a Jewish rabbi, theologian, and philosopher. Abraham Joshua Heschel passed on in 1972.
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“In my experience, it is rarer to find a really happy person in a circle of millionaires than among vagabonds.” -Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl was born in 6 October 1914 in Larvik, Norway. He became an archeologist, an ethnologist, and an adventurer. He is known for organizing and leading the Kon-Tiki (1947) and Ra (1969 - 1970) transoceanic scientific expeditions. Thor Heyerdahl passed on at 87 years of age on 18 April 2002 in Colla Micheri, Italy.
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“A man may well bring a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.” -John Heywood: “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
“A penny for your thoughts.” -John Heywood: “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
“Beggars shouldn’t be choosers.” -John Heywood: “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
“Better late than never.” -John Heywood “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
“Haste makes waste.” -John Heywood: “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
“Look before you leap.” -John Heywood: “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
“Many small make a great.” -John Heywood
“No man ought to look a given horse in the mouth.” -John Heywood: “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
“One good turn deserves another.” -John Heywood: “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
“One swallow maketh not Summer.” -John Heywood
“When the iron is hot strike.” -John Heywood
“When the Sun shineth, make hay.” -John Heywood: “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)
John Heywood was born in about 1497. He was an English dramatist and poet. John Heywood passed on in 1580.
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“Hearts mend with love, not with scorn.” -Theodore W. Higgingsworth
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“Great men are rarely isolated mountain-peaks; they are the summits of ranges.” -Thomas W. Higginson
Thomas Wentworth Higginson was born in 1823. He was an American Unitarian minister, writer, and soldier. Thomas Wentworth Higginson passed on in 1911.
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“We are 90 percent alike, all we peoples, and 10 percent different. The trouble is that we forget the 90 percent and remember the 10 percent when we criticize others.” -Charles Higham
Charles Frederick Higham was born on 17 January 1876 in Walthamstow, London, England. He became a publicist, an advertising consultant, and a public servant. Charles Frederick Higham passed on at 62 years of age on 24 December 1938 in Godstone, Surrey, England.
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“A true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your success.” -Cullen Hightower
“People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they’ve done.” -Cullen Hightower
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“If one finds the strength to deal with small things, one finds it to deal with the large ones as well.” -Etty Hillesum
Esther ‘Etty’ Hillesum was born in 1914. Her letters and diaries, kept between 1941 and 1943, describe her life as a Jewish woman in Amsterdam during the German occupation. Esther ‘Etty’ Hillesum passed on in 1943. Her letters were published in 1981.
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“The course of our lives is not determined by great, awesome decisions. Our direction is set by the little day-to-day choices which chart the track on which we run.” -Gordon B. Hinckley: General Conference Report (October 1973), page 106
Gordon Bitner Hinckley was born on 23 June 1910. He became a writer and the longest presiding President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church, from 12 March 1995 until his passing. Gordon Bitner Hinckley passed on at 97 years of age on 27 January 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America.
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“A day will never be any more than what you make of it. Practice being a doer!” -Josh Hinds
Josh Stephen Hinds was born in 1973. Author website www.JoshHinds.com.
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“Happiness doesn’t depend on what we have, but it does depend on how we feel towards what we have. We can be happy with little and miserable with much.” -W. D. Hoard
William D. Hoard.
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“I gave my life to learning how to live. Now that I have organized it all it’s just about over.” -Sandra Hochman
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“To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.” -T. F. Hodge
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“Some things have to be believed to be seen.” -Ralph Hodgson
Ralph Hodgson was born in 1871. He was an American poet. Ralph Hodgson passed on in 1962.
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“The limit is not the sky. The limit is the mind.” -Wim Hof
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“The true measure of success in life is how many other lives you made better.” -Jeff Hoffman
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“I realize that there are other people who have days stranger than mine. I don’t know them. I don’t know anyone who knows them. But I’m sure they’re out there. Somewhere.” -Sarah Hoffman
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“If you can’t outplay them, outwork them!” -Ben Hogan
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“Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us.” -L. Thomas Holdcroft
Leslie Thomas ‘Les’ Holdcroft, also known as L. Thomas Holdcroft, was born on 28 September 1922 in Strathclair, Manitoba, Canada. He became a college administrator. Leslie Thomas ‘Les’ Holdcroft passed on at 95 years of age on 6 February 2018 in Abbotsford, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada.
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“The obstacle is the way.” -Ryan Holiday
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“It is not a question of how much a man knows, but what use he makes of what he knows; not a question of what he has acquired, and how he has been trained, but of what he is, and what he can do.” -J. G. Holland
“Joys divided are increased.” -J. G. Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland, also known by the pseudonym Timothy Titcomb, was born on 24 July 1819 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, United States of America. He became a doctor, but left the medical field to become a school superintendent, a novelist, an essayist, and a poet. He was a co-founder in 1870 with Roswell Smith, and editor, of “Scribner’s Monthly” magazine. He wrote the lyrics to the Methodist hymn “There’s a Song in the Air.” Josiah Gilbert Holland passed on at 62 years of age on 12 October 1881 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
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“One thing everybody in the world wants and needs is friendliness.” -William E. Holler
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“Never limit your view of life by any past experience.” -Ernest Holmes
You are more than you appear to be -
Life is greater than you have ever known it -
The best is yet to come.
-Ernest Holmes
Ernest Shurtleff Holmes was born in 1887. He became an American New Thought writer, teacher, and leader. He was the founder of the Religious Science movement and a part of the New Thought movement. He is the author of “The Science of Mind” and numerous other metaphysical books, and the founder of “Science of Mind” magazine, in continuous publication since 1927. His books remain in print, and the principles he taught as “Science of Mind” have inspired and influenced many generations. Mr. Holmes had previously studied another New Thought teaching, Divine Science, and was an ordained Divine Science Minister. Ernest Shurtleff Holmes passed on in 1960.
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“We learn something by doing it. There is no other way.” -John Holt
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“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” -Lou Holtz (Louis Leo ‘Lou’ Holtz (born 1937))
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“The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others, lives unblest.” -Henry Home
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“The small stones which fill up the crevices have almost as much to do with making the fair and firm wall as the great rocks; so wise use of spare moments contributes not a little to the building up in good proportions a man’s mind.” -Edwin Paxton Hood
Edwin Paxton Hood was born in 1820. He was an English Congregational minister and writer. Edwin Paxton Hood passed on in 1885.
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“When the best things are not possible, the best may be made of those that are.” -Richard Hooker
Richard Hooker was born in about 1554. He became a priest and theologian in the Church of England. Richard Hooker passed on in 1600.
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“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” -Lena Horne
Lena Horne was born in 1917. She was an American singer and actress. Lena Horne passed on in 2010.
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“Just as you would not neglect seeds that you planted with the hope that they will bear vegetables and fruits and flowers, so you must attend to and nourish the garden of your becoming.” -Jean Houston
“Never underestimate the creativity of the underprivileged. We all have the extraordinary coded within us, waiting to be released.” -Jean Houston
Jean Houston was born on 10 May 1937 in New York City, New York, United States of America. She became a writer and a lecturer. She and her husband Robert Masters co-founded The Foundation for Mind Research.
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“Life is like a blanket, too short. You pull it up and your toes rebel, you yank it down and shivers meander about your shoulder, but cheerful folks manage to draw their knees up and pass a very comfortable night.” -Marion Howard
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“A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.” -Vernon Howard
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“What a folly to dread the thought of throwing away life at once, and yet have no regard to throwing it away by parcels and piecemeal.” -John Howe
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“I am confirmed in my division of human energies. Ambitious people climb, but faithful people build.” -Julia Ward Howe
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“The way to be nothing is to do nothing.” -Nathaniel Howe
Nathaniel Howe was born in 1764. He was an American minister. Nathaniel Howe passed on in 1837.
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“Respect a man, and he will do the more.” -James Howell
James Howell was born in about 1594. He was a British writer, diplomat and scholar. James Howell passed on in 1666.
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“The secret of a man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested.” -William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells was born in 1837. He was an American novelist and critic. William Dean Howells passed on in 1920.
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“He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.” -Mary Howitt
Mary Howitt was born in 1799. Mary Howitt passed on in 1888.
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“A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company.” -Charles Evans Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes was born in 1862. He was an American professor of law, a public servant, and a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1930 - 1941). Charles Evans Hughes passed on in 1948.
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“Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.” -Victor Hugo
“Inspiration and genius - one and the same.” -Victor Hugo
“The true division of humanity is between those who live in light and those who live in darkness. Our aim must be to diminish the number of the latter and increase the number of the former. That is why we demand education and knowledge.” -Victor Hugo
“To put everything in balance is good, to put everything in harmony is better.” -Victor Hugo
Victor Marie Hugo was born on 26 February 1802 in Besançon, France. He became a visual artist, a romantic poet, an essayist, a novelist, a playwright, and a statesman. He is known for his novels “Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1831; originally published as “Notre-Dame de Paris”) and “Les Misérables” (1862). His volumes of poetry include “Les Contemplations” and “La Légende des siècles.” Victor Marie Hugo passed on at 83 years of age on 22 May 1885 in Paris, France.
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“May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself.” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie
“The darkest night is often the bridge to the brightest tomorrow.” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Jonathan Lockwood Huie was born on 28 June 1945.
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“Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river.” -Cordell Hull
Cordell Hull was born on 2 October 1871. He was an American public servant. Cordell Hull passed on at ? years of age on 23 July 1955.
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“Look after the molehills and the mountains will look after themselves.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in Laurence J. Peter & Raymond Hull: “The Peter Principle” (1969)
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“Success consists of a series of little daily victories.” -Laddie Hutar
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“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” -Aldous Huxley
“The author of the Iliad is either Homer or, if not Homer, somebody else of the same name.” -Aldous Huxley
“The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.” -Aldous Huxley
“What we perceive and understand depends upon what we are.” -Aldous Huxley: “Ends and Means” (1937), ‘Beliefs’
Aldous Leonard Huxley was born on 26 July 1894. He was a son of Leonard Huxley and a brother of Julian Huxley. He became a novelist, an essayist, a magazine editor, a short story writer, a movie script writer, a critic, and a poet. His novels include, “Crome Yellow” (1921), “Point Counter Point” (1928), and “After Many a Summer” (1939). He moved to the United States of America in 1937. Aldous Leonard Huxley passed on at 69 years of age on 22 November 1963 in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
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“Each one of us has the power to make others feel better or worse. Making others feel better is much more fun than making others feel worse. Making others feel better generally makes us feel better.” -Laura Huxley
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“If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?” -Thomas Henry Huxley
“The great end of life is not knowledge, but action. What men need is as much knowledge as they can organize for action; give them more and it may become injurious. Some men are heavy and stupid from undigested learning.” -Thomas Henry Huxley
“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” -Thomas Henry Huxley
Thomas Henry Huxley, also known as T. H. Huxley, was born on 4 May 1825 in Ealing, Greater London, England. He became a surgeon, a biologist, and a writer. He was the grandfather of Aldous Leonard Huxley. Thomas Henry Huxley passed on at 70 years of age on 29 June 1895 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England.
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