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«Away with the cant of ''Measures, not men!'' / the idle supposition that it is the harness and not the horses that draw the chariot along. No, Sir, if the comparison must be made, if the distinction must be taken, men are everything, measures comparatively nothing.»
«Education develops the intellect; and the intellect distinguishes man from other creatures. It is education that enables man to harness nature and utilize her resources for the well-being and improvement of his life. The key for the betterment and completeness of modern living is education. But, ' Man cannot live by bread alone '. Man, after all, is also composed of intellect and soul. Therefore, education in general, and higher education in particular, must aim to provide, beyond the physical, food for the intellect and soul. That education which ignores man's intrinsic nature, and neglects his intellect and reasoning power can not be considered true education.»
«A wise man looks upon men as he does on horses; all their comparisons of title, wealth, and place, he consider but as harness.»
Author: Robert Cecil | Keywords: comparisons, harness
«Happiness is not a horse, you cannot harness it»
«And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: harness, mules, raiment, spices
«And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: Drew, driver, harness
«And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: harness
«And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: Drew, harness
«Habit is the beneficent harness of routine which enables silly men to live respectfully and unhappy men to live calmly»
«Before you run in double harness, look well to the other horse.»
Author: Ovid (Author, Poet) | Keywords: harness

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