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“If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.”
Charles Darwin
“To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.”
George MacDonald
“War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a Christian man, has the right to assume the responsibility of starting it.”
Leo Tolstoy
“I believe that one of life's greatest risks is never daring to risk.”
Oprah Winfrey
“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.”
Henry David Thoreau
“The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don't really even notice it, so it's part of everyday life.”
Bill Gates
“The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.”
Benjamin Franklin
“Genius is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration.”
Thomas Edison
“Be brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone.”
Roy T. Bennett
“Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost.”
Dogen
“The measure of a man is what he does with power.”
Plato
“The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.”
— Edward Teller
“Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.”
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
“Success in any endeavor depends on the degree to which it is an expression of your true self. ”
Ralph Marston
“Everything is created twice, first in the mind and then in reality.”
Robin Sharma
“A good teacher opens the door for you, but you must enter the room by yourself.”
Zen Proverb
“No man is happy unless he believes he is.”
Publilius Syrus
“The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.”
Edgar Allan Poe
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.”
Abraham Lincoln
“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.”
Epictetus
“What addiction really has to do with is the speed of rewards.”
— Natasha Schull
“Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.”
Aristotle
“To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.”
Benjamin Franklin
“Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders.”
Ronald Reagan

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