"Books hold most of the secrets of the world, most of the thoughts that men and women have had."

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"Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder."

- E.B. White

Awareness

"If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day."

- E.B. White

Balance

"I wake up in the morning torn between the desire to save the world and to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day."

- E.B. White

Balance

"You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing."

- E.B. White

Relationships

"The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last forever. Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year—the days when summer is changing into autumn—the crickets spread the rumor of sadness and change."

- E.B. White

Adversity

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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

- Nelson Mandela

Education

"You’ll find that education is just about the only thing lying around loose in this world, and it’s about the only thing a fellow can have as much of as he’s willing to haul away."

- John Graham

Education

"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."

- Mark Twain

Education

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

Education

"I must study lots of things or I won’t become a great person."

- Kotomi Ichinose

Education