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Aesop
Faithful are the wounds of a friend but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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Herodotus
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
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Leo Braeck
Through faith man experiences the meaning of the world; through action he is to give to it meaning.
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M. C. Escher
We adore chaos because we love to produce order.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. For if you put on more clothes as the cold increases, it will have no power to hurt you. So in like manner you must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind.
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Alexander Michael
Knowing that I am not the one in control gives great encouragement. Knowing the One who is in control is everything.
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Albert Camus
Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.
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Sri da Avabhas
Reason means truth and those who are not governed by it take the chance that someday the sunken fact will rip the bottom out of their boat.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
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Warren Bennis
What makes a good follower The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness to tell the truth. In a world of growing complexity leaders are increasingly dependent on their subordinates for good information, whether the leaders want to hear it or not. Followers who tell the truth and leaders who listen to it are an unbeatable combination.
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Sid Taylor
Wisdom is perishable. Unlike information or knowledge, it cannot be stored in a computer or recorded in a book. It expires with each passing generation.
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Mignon McLaughlin
I'm always there to tell people that their life is not that bad. I wish it was easy to follow that advice It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.
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