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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Oscar Wilde Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
    Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • William Shakespeare Tempt not a desperate man.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Ambition and love are the wings to great deeds.
    Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • Confucius Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?
    Confucius
    Chinese philosopher (551 - 479)
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  • Acharya Mahapragya Thinking is good, but excessive thinking is not. Between thoughts if there is a period of thoughtlessness, thoughts will be fresh and pathbreaking. A thinker will be able to cultivate a strain of healthy thoughts only when he pays attention to thoughtlessness also.
    Source: Thought at Sunrise (2007)
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  • Anita Brookner A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other people to get her own way, and works within whatever system she is in.
    Anita Brookner
    British Writer (1928 - 2016)
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  • Jonathan Swift A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.
    Jonathan Swift
    English writer (1667 - 1745)
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  • William Shakespeare 'Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support him after.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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