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Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
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Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Not everyone called a quack is a quack, except quacks and ducks.
At the core of all well-founded belief, lies belief that is unfounded.
I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward.
There is no prow that can cut through a cloudbank of ideas. A powerful idea, waved before the world at the proper time, can stop a squadron of iron-clad ships, like the mystical flag of the Last judgement.
One must learn to be grateful for one's own findings.
Man is the artificer of his own happiness.
You will never truly know yourself or the strength of your relationships until both have been tested by adversity.
And so today, in this year of war, 1945, we have learned lessons, at a fearful cost, and we shall profit by them.
We have learned that we cannot live alone, at peace; that our own well-being is dependent on the well-being of other nations far away. We have learned that we must live as men, not as ostriches, nor as dogs in the manger.
We have learned to be citizens of the world, members of the human community.
We have learned the simple truth, as Emerson said, that "The only way to have a friend is to be one."
The worthwhile problems are the ones you can really solve or help solve, the ones you can really contribute something to.