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“As to Baker, that name should be forgotten,â€� Winthrop wrote in The Canoe and the Saddle. “Mountains should not be insulted by being named after undistinguished bipeds.â€�”
― The Good Rain: Across Time & Terrain in the Pacific Northwest
― The Good Rain: Across Time & Terrain in the Pacific Northwest

“However, for the man who studies to gain insight, books and studies are merely rungs of the ladder on which he climbs to the summit of knowledge. As soon as a rung has raised him up one step, he leaves it behind. On the other hand, the many who study in order to fill their memory do not use the rungs of the ladder for climbing, but take them off and load themselves with them to take away, rejoicing at the increasing weight of the burden. They remain below forever, because they bear what should have bourne them.”
― The World as Will and Representation, Volume II
― The World as Will and Representation, Volume II

“If you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a victory sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponent's good will.”
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
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