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You must not lose faith in humanity
"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if...
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The essence of all beautiful art
"The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude." Friedrich...
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The essence of all beautiful art
"The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude." Friedrich...
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He who has a why to live
"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how."...
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He who has a why
" He who has a why to live can bear almost any...
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Do not anticipate trouble
"Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep...
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The only thing worse
"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no...
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You must aim high
"You must aim high, not in what you are going to do...
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You cannot teach a man anything
"You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find...
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You cannot hope to build
"You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals."...
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You can't separate
"You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at...
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Without art
"Without art, life would be a mistake." Friedrich Nietzsche
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Wise men speak
'Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they...
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Wisdom begins in wonder
"Wisdom begins in wonder." Socrates
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Wherever you go
"Wherever you go, go with all your heart." Confucius
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Where there is shouting
"Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge." Leonardo da Vinci
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Where there is love
"Where there is love, there is life." Mahatma Gandhi
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Where the spirit does not work
"Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no...
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Where the senses fail us
"Where the senses fail us, reason must step in." Galileo Galilei
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Whenever you find yourself
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is...
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Whatever you are
"Whatever you are, be a good one." Abraham Lincoln
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What's past is prologue
"What's past is prologue." - The Tempest William Shakespeare
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What you do speaks so loudly
"What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you...
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What is done in love
"What is done in love is done well." Vincent van Gogh
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What I am looking for
"What I am looking for is not out there; it is in...
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Well done is better than well said
"Well done is better than well said." Benjamin Franklin
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We need more light
"We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates...
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We must accept finite
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." Martin Luther...
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We declare our right
"We declare our right on this earth to be a man, to...
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We celebrate the past
"We celebrate the past to awaken the future." John F. Kennedy
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We can know only that we know nothing
'We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the...
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We build too many walls
"We build too many walls and not enough bridges." Isaac Newton
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We are not rich by what we possess
“We are not rich by what we possess but by what we...
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We are not enemies
"We are not enemies, but friends. Though passion may have strained, it...
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We are and always will be
"We are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were...
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We are all one
"We are all one. Only egos, beliefs, and fears separate us." Nikola...
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Unexpressed emotions will never die
"Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come...
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Two things fill the mind
"Two things fill the mind with ever-increasing wonder and awe, the more...
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Twenty years from now
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things...
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Trust yourself
"Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do." Ralph Waldo...
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True wisdom comes
"True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little...
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To thine own self be true
"This above all: to thine own self be true." - Hamlet William...
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To play a wrong note
"To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is...
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To love oneself
"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance." Oscar Wilde
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To live is the rarest thing
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist,...
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To live is so startling
"To live is so startling, it leaves but little room for other...
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To explain all nature
"To explain all nature is too difficult a task for any one...
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To be wronged
"To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it." Confucius
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Though she be but little
"Though she be but little, she is fierce." - A Midsummer Night's...
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Those who dare to fail
"Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly." John F. Kennedy
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Think for yourself
"Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so...
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There's a way to do it better
"There's a way to do it better. Find it." Thomas Edison
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There is no great genius
"There is no great genius without some touch of madness." Aristotle
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There is always some madness in love
'There is always some madness in love. But there is also always...
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There is a kind of success
"There is a kind of success that is indistinguishable from panic." Edgar...
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The will to win
"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach...
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The voice of the intellect is a soft one
"The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does...
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The value of an idea
"The value of an idea lies in the using of it." Thomas...
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The ultimate measure of a man
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in...
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The two most powerful warriors
"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time." Leo Tolstoy
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The truth is rarely pure
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple." Oscar Wilde
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The true traveler never arrives
"The true traveler never arrives." Edgar Degas
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The true artist is not proud
"The true artist is not proud; he unfortunately sees that art has...
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The time is always right
"The time is always right to do what is right." Martin Luther...
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The surest way to corrupt a youth
"The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to...
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The struggle itself
"The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's...
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The soul is infinite
"The soul is infinite and the world is a dream." Fyodor Dostoevsky...
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The secret of getting ahead
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started." Mark Twain
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The richness I achieve
"The richness I achieve comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration."...
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The problems of the world
"The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or...
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The only true wisdom
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." Socrates
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The only real progress
"The only real progress lies in learning to be wrong all alone."...
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The only person you are destined to become
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you...
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The noblest pleasure
"The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding." Leonardo da Vinci
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The mystery of human existence
"The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but...
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The music is not in the notes
"The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between."...
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The most sincere praise
"The most sincere praise is not that which you hear from the...
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The more you know
"The more you know, the more you realize you don't know." Aristotle
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The more man meditates
"The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his...
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The measure of intelligence
"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change." Albert Einstein
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The measure of a (wo)man
"The measure of a (wo)man is what (s)he does with power." Plato
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The love for all living creatures
"The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of...
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The highest result of education
"The highest result of education is tolerance." Helen Keller
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The highest possible stage
"The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that...
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The higher we soar
"The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot...
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The greatness of humanity
"The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being...
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The greatest happiness
"The greatest happiness is to know that you are loved for yourself...
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The future belongs
"The future belongs to those who prepare for it today." Malcolm X
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The first and greatest victory
"The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself." Plato
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The ear is the avenue
"The ear is the avenue to the heart." Voltaire
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The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid
"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but...
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The best way to predict your future
"The best way to predict your future is to create it." Abraham...
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The best way to destroy an enemy
"The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a...
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The best way to cheer yourself up
"The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer...
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The best and most beautiful things
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen...
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The arc of the moral universe
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward...
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The aim of art
"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of...
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That which does not kill us
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger." Friedrich Nietzsche
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Tell me and I forget
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me...
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Taking a new step
"Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people...
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Tact is the art of making a point
"Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy."...
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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." Leonardo da Vinci
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Science is organized knowledge
"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life." Immanuel Kant
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Rules for happiness
"Rules for happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope...
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Ridicule is the tribute paid
'Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.' Oscar...
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Remember not only to say the right thing
"Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place,...
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Prejudices are what fools
"Prejudices are what fools use for reason." Voltaire
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Peace cannot be kept by force
"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by...
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Out of your vulnerabilities
"Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength." Sigmund Freud
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Our human compassion binds
"Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not...
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Our greatest weakness lies in giving up
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to...
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Our greatest glory
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every...
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One must be sane to think clearly
“One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply...
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One day, in retrospect
"One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as...
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Nothing in this world
"Nothing in this world is impossible to a willing heart." Abraham Lincoln
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Nothing in life is to be feared
"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be...
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Normality is a paved road
"Normality is a paved road: It's comfortable to walk, but no flowers...
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No great discovery was ever made
"No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess." Isaac Newton
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Neither a lofty degree
"Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go...
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Nearly all men can stand
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test...
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Nature is relentless and unchangeable
"Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether...
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Nature is pleased with simplicity
"Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy." Isaac Newton
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Music is the wine
"Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence." Ludwig van...
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Music is the electrical soil
"Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks, and...
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Music is my life
"Music is my life and my life is music." Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Music is a higher revelation
"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." Ludwig van...
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Music can change the world
"Music can change the world." Ludwig van Beethoven
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Many of life's failures
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close...
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Love looks not with the eyes
"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind." - A...
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Love is the joy of the good
"Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise,...
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Love all, trust a few
"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." - All's Well...
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Live to the point of tears
"Live to the point of tears." Albert Camus
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Life is not easy
"Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that?...
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Life is either a daring
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all." Helen Keller
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Let us strive to build peace
"Let us strive to build peace, a desire for peace, a willingness...
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Learn from yesterday
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing...
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Kindness is a language
"Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind...
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Its not the love you make
"Its not the love you make. It's the love you give." Nikola...
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It's on the strength of observation
"It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a...
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It is the mark of an educated mind
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to...
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It is the mark of a great man
"It is the mark of a great man that he puts to...
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It is surely harmful to souls
"It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to...
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It is not the strongest
"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the...
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It does not matter
"It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you...
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It always seems impossible
"It always seems impossible until it's done." Nelson Mandela
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Invisible threads
"Invisible threads are the strongest ties." Friedrich Nietzsche
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Inspiration exists
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." Pablo Picasso
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Injustice in the end
"Injustice in the end produces independence." Voltaire
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Injustice anywhere is a threat
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Martin Luther King Jr.
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In the small matters trust the mind
"In the small matters trust the mind, in the large ones the...
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In the small matters trust the mind
"In the small matters trust the mind, in the large ones the...
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In the middle of difficulty
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." Albert Einstein
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In the long history of humankind
"In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who...
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In a gentle way
"In a gentle way, you can shake the world." Mahatma Gandhi
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Imagination is everything
"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions." Albert...
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Ignorance, the root
"Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil." Plato
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Ignorance more frequently begets
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." Charles Darwin
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If your nerve deny you
"If your Nerve, deny you—Go above your Nerve." Emily Dickinson
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If you want to find the secrets
"If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in...
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If you want to be happy
"If you want to be happy, be." Leo Tolstoy
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If you love all things
If you love all things, you will also attain the divine mystery...
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If you have no critics
"If you have no critics, you'll likely have no success." Malcolm X
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If you go out
'If you go out and make some good things happen, you will...
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If only the whole world
"If only the whole world could feel the power of harmony." Wolfgang...
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If I can stop one heart from breaking
"If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not...
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I would rather die of passion
"I would rather die of passion than of boredom." Vincent van Gogh
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I would like to paint
"I would like to paint the way a bird sings." Claude Monet
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I rebel; therefore, we exist
"I rebel; therefore, we exist." Albert Camus
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I never did anything worth doing
"I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of...
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I must have flowers
"I must have flowers always and always." Claude Monet
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I have never met a man
"I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn...
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I dwell in possibility
"I dwell in possibility." Emily Dickinson
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I can calculate the motion
"I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness...
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I am seeking. I am striving
"I am seeking. I am striving. I am in it with all...
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I am only one
"I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do...
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I am not young enough
"I am not young enough to know everything." Oscar Wilde
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I am driven more
"I am driven more by the invisible than by the visible." Claude...
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I am among those
"I am among those who think that science has great beauty." Marie...
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I am always doing
"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that...
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I am a fool
"I am a fool. That is well known." Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Hope is that thing
"Hope is that thing inside us that insists, despite all evidence to...
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He who loves practice without theory
"He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards...
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Have no fear of perfection
"Have no fear of perfection; you'll never reach it." Marie Curie
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Hate cannot drive out hate
"Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." Martin Luther...
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Happiness is when
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you...
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Happiness is not an ideal of reason
"Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination." Immanuel Kant
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Happiness does not depend
"Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we...
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Happiness depends upon ourselves
"Happiness depends upon ourselves." Aristotle
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Great things are done
"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together."...
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Great spirits have always
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." Albert Einstein
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Great is the power of steady misrepresentation
"Great is the power of steady misrepresentation." Charles Darwin
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Genius is 1% inspiration
"Genius is 1% percent inspiration and 99% perspiration." Thomas Edison
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From error to error
"From error to error, one discovers the entire truth." Sigmund Freud
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Forever is composed of nows
"Forever is composed of nows." Emily Dickinson
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For my part, I know nothing
"For my part, I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight...
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Everyone thinks of changing the world
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing...
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Every day I discover more
"Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It's enough to...
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Every child is an artist
"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an...
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Every artist was first
"Every artist was first an amateur." Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Every accomplishment starts
"Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try." John F. Kennedy
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Employ your time
"Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that...
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Educating the mind
"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all."...
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Doubt is the father of invention
"Doubt is the father of invention." Galileo Galilei
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Doubt is not a pleasant condition
"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd." Voltaire
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Don't worry when you are not recognized
"Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy...
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Don't wait for the last judgment
"Don't wait for the last judgment. It takes place every day." Albert...
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Don't be pushed around
"Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led...
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Dare to know
"Dare to know! Have the courage to use your own understanding." Immanuel...
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Courage is not the absence of fear
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."...
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Common sense is not so common
"Common sense is not so common." Voltaire
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Change will not come if we wait
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or...
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Change is never easy
"Change is never easy, but always possible." Barack Obama
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By failing to prepare
"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." Benjamin Franklin
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Blessed are the hearts that can bend
"Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken."...
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Become who you are
"Become who you are." Friedrich Nietzsche
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Beauty will save the world
"Beauty will save the world." Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Be yourself
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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Be the change
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi
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Be less curious about people
"Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas." Marie Curie
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Be as you wish to seem
"Be as you wish to seem." Socrates
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Be alone—that is the secret
"Be alone—that is the secret of invention: be alone, that is when...
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Art washes away
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." Pablo...
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Art is the lie that enables us
"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth." Pablo...
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Art is the elimination
"Art is the elimination of the unnecessary." Pablo Picasso
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Art is never finished
"Art is never finished, only abandoned." Leonardo da Vinci
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Art is harmony
"Art is harmony." Edgar Degas
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Anger is an acid
"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel...
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And those who were seen dancing
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by...
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An unexamined life
"An unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates
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An investment in knowledge
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." Benjamin Franklin
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All, everything that I understand
"All, everything that I understand, I only understand because I love." Leo...
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All the world's a stage
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely...
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All that was great in the past
“All that was great in the past was ridiculed, condemned, combated, suppressed...
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Adopt the pace of nature
"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." Ralph Waldo Emerson
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A word is dead
"A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say...
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A winner is a dreamer
"A winner is a dreamer who never gives up." Nelson Mandela
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A painting requires a little mystery
A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, and some fantasy. When...
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A man who stands for nothing
"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything." Malcolm X
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A man may die
"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea...
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A good head and a good heart
"A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."...
