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  • William Shakespeare Love all, but trust a few.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Rabindranath Tagore Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.
    Rabindranath Tagore
    Indian mystic and poet (1861 - 1941)
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  • John Wooden Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
    John Wooden
    American basketball player and head coach (1910 - 2010)
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  • Martin Luther King Darkness can not drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
    Martin Luther King
    American preacher (1929 - 1968)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson A day for toil, an hour for sport, but for a friend is life too short.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • William Ellery Channing Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
    William Ellery Channing
    American Unitarian minister (1780 - 1842)
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  • John Barrymore A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
    John Barrymore
    American actor (1882 - 1942)
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  • Greg Anderson Let us be about setting high standards for life, love, creativity, and wisdom. If our expectations in these areas are low, we are not likely to experience wellness. Setting high standards makes every day and every decade worth looking forward to.
    Greg Anderson
    American author (1947 - )
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  • Marcus Aurelius Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.
    Marcus Aurelius
    Roman emperor (121 - 180)
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  • Aristotle Anyone can become angry - that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way - this is not easy.
    Aristotle
    Greek philosopher (384 - 322)
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  • George Bernard Shaw A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Josh Billings Experience increases our wisdom but doesn't reduce our follies.
    Josh Billings
    American humorist (1818 - 1885)
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  • George Bernard Shaw A man of my spiritual intensity does not eat corpses.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Oscar Wilde Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Faith Baldwin Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness.
    Faith Baldwin
    American author of romance and fiction (1893 - 1978)
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  • Jiddu Krishnamurti Freedom and love go together. Love is not a reaction. If I love you because you love me, that is mere trade, a thing to be bought in the market; it is not love. To love is not to ask anything in return, not even to feel that you are giving something- and it is only such love that can know freedom.
    Jiddu Krishnamurti
    Indian theosophist (1895 - 1986)
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  • John A. Shedd A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
    John A. Shedd
    American author and professor
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  • Gore Vidal A talent for drama is not a talent for writing, but is an ability to articulate human relationships.
    Gore Vidal
    American writer and criticus (1925 - 2012)
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  • Umberto Eco A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams.
    Umberto Eco
    Italian writer and critic (1932 - 2016)
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  • Epictetus Do not write so that you can be understood, write so that you cannot be misunderstood.
    Epictetus
    Roman philosopher (50 - 130)
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