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It is not so important to know everything as to know the exact value of everything, to appreciate what we learn, and to arrange what we know.

– Hannah MoreRate it:

It is not so much consequence what you say, as how you say it. Memorable sentences are memorable, on account of some single irradiating word.

– Alexander SmithRate it:

It is not so much our friends' help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.

– EpicurusRate it:

It is not strange ... to mistake change for progress.

– Millard FillmoreRate it:

It is not that the child lives in a world of imagination, but that the child within us survives and starts into life only at rare moments of recollection, which makes us believe, and it is not true, that, as children, we were imaginative?

– Cesare PaveseRate it:

It is not that we don't have time, it is that we make poor use of it.

– QuintilianRate it:

It is not that whichever we believe in is wrong or right. It is the mere fact that we believe in something. That is the crux of sanity.

– Ahmed KorayemRate it:

It is not the actual physical exertion that counts towards a one’s progress, nor the nature of the task, but by the spirit of faith with which it is undertaken.” -St. Francis Xavier, Priest “It is not the actual physical exertion that counts towards a one’s progress, nor the nature of the task, but by the spirit of faith with which it is undertaken.” -St. Francis Xavier, Priest

– Saint Francis XavierRate it:

It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.

– Eugene IonescoRate it:

It is not the business of the law to make anyone good or reverent or moral or clean or upright.

– Murray N. RothbardRate it:

It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow that weigh a man down. For the needs of today we have corresponding strength given. For the morrow we are told to trust. It is not ours yet.

– George MacDonaldRate it:

It is not the consciousness of men that determines their beeing, but on the contrary, it is their social being that determines their consciousness.

– Karl MarxRate it:

It is not the critic that counts not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or the doer of deeds could have them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the Arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood who strives valiantly who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming but he who does actually strive to do the deed who knows the great devotion who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails while daring greatly, knows that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls, who know neither victory nor defeat.

– Theodore RooseveltRate it:

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy course; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.

– Theodore Roosevelt, Paris, Sorbonne 1910Rate it:

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again. Because there is no effort without error and shortcomings, he who knows the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the high achievement of triumph and who at worst, if he fails while daring greatly, knows his place shall never be with those timid and cold souls who know neither victory nor defeat".

– Theodore RooseveltRate it:

It is not the critic who counts, not the one who points out how the strong man stumbled or how the doer of deeds might have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred with sweat and dust and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy cause and who, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

– Teddy RooseveltRate it:

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

– Theodore Roosevelt, "Man in the Arena" Speech given April 23, 1910Rate it:

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

– Brian QuintanaRate it:

It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages.

– Henry FordRate it:

It is not the fruits of scientific research that elevate man and enrich his nature. but the urge to understand, the intellectual work, creative or receptive.

– Albert EinsteinRate it:

It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.

– Henry Ward BeecherRate it:

It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants.

– William CobbettRate it:

It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats.

– Assyrian ProverbRate it:

It is not the hours we put in on the job, it is what we put into the hours that counts.

– Sidney MadwedRate it:

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