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  • If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it.
  • The one book necessary to be understood by a divine, is the Bible; any others are to be read, chiefly, in order to understand that.
  • Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them.
  • That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others.
  • Some photographers take reality... and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation.
  • There are only two ways of getting on in the world: by one's own industry, or by the stupidity of others.
  • This laudable quality is commonly known by the name of Manners and Good-breeding, and consists in a Fashionable Habit, acquir'd by Precept and Example, of flattering the Pride and Selfishness of others, and concealing our own with Judgment and Dexterity.
  • And what sort of philosophical doctrine is thi - that numbers confer unlimited rights, that they take from some persons all rights over themselves, and vest these rights in others.
  • Men are more evanescent than pictures, yet one sorrows for lost friends, and pictures are my friends. I have none others. I am never long enough with men to attach myself to them; and whatever feelings of attachment I have are to material things.
  • No one can become rich by the efforts of only their toil, but only by the discovery of some method of taxing the labor of others.
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  • Lao-Tzu Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power.
    Lao-Tzu
    Chinese philosopher (600 - 550)
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  • Les Brown Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.
    Les Brown
    American motivational speaker, author and radio DJ (1945 - )
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  • William Congreve If there's delight in love, 'Tis when I see that heart, which others bleed for, bleed for me.
    William Congreve
    British Dramatist (1670 - 1729)
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  • Francois de la Rochefoucauld All women are flirts, but some are restrained by shyness, and others by sense.
    Francois de la Rochefoucauld
    French writer (1613 - 1680)
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  • Cato the Elder We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
    Cato the Elder
    Roman senator and historian (234 - 149)
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  • Jean de la Bruyère A man can keep a secret better than his own. A woman her own better than others.
    Jean de la Bruyère
    French writer (1645 - 1696)
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  • William Jennings Bryan Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.
    William Jennings Bryan
    American orator and politician (1860 - 1925)
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  • Bruce Oldfield Don't be limited by the expectations of others. You can always be better and do more.
    Bruce Oldfield
    British fashion designer (1950 - )
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  • Douglas Adams Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
    Douglas Adams
    British science-fiction writer (1952 - 2001)
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  • Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe People have a peculiar pleasure in making converts, that is, in causing others to enjoy what they enjoy, thus finding their own likeness represented and reflected back to them.
    Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • Joseph Addison That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel?
    Joseph Addison
    English politician, writer and poet (1672 - 1719)
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  • Barbara McClintock When you know you're right, you don't care what others think. You know sooner or later it will come out in the wash.
    Barbara McClintock
    American scientist and cytogeneticist (1902 - 1992)
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  • Denis Waitley A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.
    Denis Waitley
    American motivational speaker, writer and consultant (1933 - )
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  • Jimmy Carter A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It's a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity.
    Jimmy Carter
    American statesman, 39e President (1924 - )
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  • Marcus Tullius Cicero A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.
    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    Roman statesman and writer (106 - 43)
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  • Confucius Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others.
    Confucius
    Chinese philosopher (551 - 479)
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  • George Orwell All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.
    George Orwell
    English writer (ps. of Eric Blair) (1903 - 1950)
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  • Bob Mayer Completing any writing project, particularly a novel, is a daunting prospect. Many people become frozen by the prospect. Others keep waiting for the right time. Some wait for the spark of inspiration. Even experienced writers find it is easier to do anything other than actually write.
    Bob Mayer
    American author (1959 - )
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  • Confucius Consideration for others is the basic of a good life, a good society.
    Confucius
    Chinese philosopher (551 - 479)
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  • Orson Welles Create your own visual style... let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.
    Orson Welles
    American film maker (1915 - 1985)
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