Cleverness is not wisdom.
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Although there may be tragedy in your life, there’s always
Although there may be tragedy in your life, there’s always a possibility to triumph. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.
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When deeds and words are in accord, the whole world
When deeds and words are in accord, the whole world is transformed.
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Feeling and longing are the motive forces behind all human
Feeling and longing are the motive forces behind all human endeavor and human creations.
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The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your
The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly.
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All perceiving is also thinking, all reasoning is also intuition,
All perceiving is also thinking, all reasoning is also intuition, all observation is also invention.
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It is impossible to escape the impression that people commonly
It is impossible to escape the impression that people commonly use false standards of measurement — that they seek power, success and wealth for themselves and admire them in others, and that they underestimate what is of true value in life.
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Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
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It is time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers
It is time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget: that whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots, we all enjoy the same glorious freedoms, and we all salute the same great American Flag.
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You’ve got to go out on a limb sometimes because
You’ve got to go out on a limb sometimes because that’s where the fruit is.