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Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.
Learning
Abigail Adams

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Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
Present
Francis Bacon

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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
Wisdom
Matsuo Basho

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As soon as beauty is sought not from religion and love, but for pleasure, it degrades the seeker.
Beauty
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.
Truth
Oliver Wendell Holmes

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A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.
Friends and Friendship
St. Jerome

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In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding on the back of the tiger ended up inside.
Effort
John F. Kennedy

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Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought.
Temptation
Margaret Oliphant

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Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
Love
William Shakespeare

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Look and you will find it -- what is unsought will go undetected.
Possibilities
Sophocles

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Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters.
Merit
Charles Maurice De Talleyrand

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun