One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

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"Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night."

- George Herbert

Balance

"By all means use sometimes to be alone, Salute thyself; see what the soul doth wear."

- George Herbert

Self-awareness

"The best mirror is a true friend."

- George Herbert

Self-awareness

"The best mirror is an old friend."

- George Herbert

Relationships

"Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along."

- George Herbert

Motivation

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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