"Every job has two salaries. One is the pay you get. The other is the mental satisfaction you derive from working for the company."

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“Experts never seem to tell us what we’re up against until we’re up against it.”

“The petty economies of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of the poor.”

“Flattery must be pretty thick before anybody objects to it.”

“Uneasy lies the head that ignores a telephone call late at night.”

“In closing a deal, what you don’t say may be more helpful than what you do say.”

“A good time is seldom had by all.”

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"What do I want to take home from my summer vacation? Time. The wonderful luxury of being at rest. The days when you shut down the mental machinery that keeps life on track and let life simply wander. …"

— Ellen Goodman

Journalism1941

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"It is the event that is the immediate entity of perception; Nature is the sum-total of events, and every instrument of thought that our minds employ can be traced back to its ultimate origin in events…"

— Herbert Dingle

Philosophy1890–1978

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"If other thoughts rise, one should, without attempting to complete them, enquire, 'To whom did they arise?', it will be known 'To me'. If one then enquires 'Who am I?', the mind will turn back to its …"

— Ramana Maharshi

Philosophy1879–1950

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"The force of the idea was such that I drew the car to the side of the road and stopped and, for some reason, laughed. It was a loud laugh, unsteady, and sounded, even to my own ears, slightly maniacal…"

— John Banville

Literature1945

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