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"From caring comes courage" – Lao Tzu

“From caring comes courage” – Lao Tzu

"We make war that we may live in peace." – Aristotle

“We make war that we may live in peace.” – Aristotle

"Instead of warning pregnant women not to drink, I think female alcoholics should be told not to fuck" – George Carlin

“Instead of warning pregnant women not to drink, I think female alcoholics should be told not to fuck” – George Carlin

"Eros will have naked bodies; Friendship naked personalities." – C.S. Lewis

“Eros will have naked bodies; Friendship naked personalities.” – C.S. Lewis

"Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time." – Maya Angelou

“Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.” – Maya Angelou

"The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself." – Benjamin Franklin

“The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” – Benjamin Franklin

"Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it." – Winston Churchill

“Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.” – Winston Churchill

"What if a demon were to creep after you one night, in your loneliest loneliness, and say, ‘This life which you live must be lived by you once again and innumerable times more; and every pain and joy and thought and sigh must come again to you, all in the same sequence. The eternal hourglass will again and again be turned and you with it, dust of the dust!’ Would you throw yourself down and gnash your teeth and curse that demon? Or would you answer, ‘Never have I heard anything more divine’?" – Friedrich Nietzsche

“What if a demon were to creep after you one night, in your loneliest loneliness, and say, ‘This life which you live must be lived …

"If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way." – Mark Twain

“If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.” – Mark Twain

"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do." – Jalal ad-Din Rumi

“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” – Jalal ad-Din Rumi

"I was able to read the winds pretty well, but some of my shots only narrowly missed greens, adding to my frustration. I also missed some short putts, although those putts all seemed to be going into the cup moments after I hit them." – Ai Miyazato

“I was able to read the winds pretty well, but some of my shots only narrowly missed greens, adding to my frustration. I also missed …

"Arrogance diminishes wisdom" – Arabian Proverb

“Arrogance diminishes wisdom” – Arabian Proverb

"Choose the neighbor before choosing the house." – Arabian Proverb

“Choose the neighbor before choosing the house.” – Arabian Proverb

"Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself." – Confucius

“Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.” – Confucius

"If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank." – Woody Allen

“If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.” – Woody Allen

"The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be." – Oprah Winfrey

“The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.” – Oprah Winfrey

"Hell is empty and all the devils are here." – William Shakespeare

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” – William Shakespeare

"They call it the ‘American Dream’ because you have to be asleep to believe it." – George Carlin

“They call it the ‘American Dream’ because you have to be asleep to believe it.” – George Carlin

"I used to believe in forever, but forever is too good to be true." – Winnie the Pooh

“I used to believe in forever, but forever is too good to be true.” – Winnie the Pooh

"Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them." – Dr. Seuss

“Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.” – Dr. Seuss

"Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy." – Benjamin Franklin

“Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.” – Benjamin Franklin

"You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist." – Friedrich Nietzsche

“You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.” – …

"If you think knowledge is dangerous, try ignorance" – Mark Twain

“If you think knowledge is dangerous, try ignorance” – Mark Twain

"Oh soul, you worry too much. You have seen your own strength. You have seen your own beauty. You have seen your golden wings. Of anything less, why do you worry? You are in truth the soul, of the soul, of the soul." – Jalal ad-Din Rumi

“Oh soul,you worry too much.You have seen your own strength.You have seen your own beauty.You have seen your golden wings.Of anything less,why do you worry?You …

"There was a fly buzzing around my head and I brushed it away. When I looked down the ball had moved. I did not think I hit it and my playing partners did not see it." – Ai Miyazato

“There was a fly buzzing around my head and I brushed it away. When I looked down the ball had moved. I did not think …

"As far as the treatment of prisoners is concerned … it is clear that all 25 member states having signed up to European Convention on Human Rights, and to the International Convention Against Torture, are due to respect and fully implement the obligations deriving from those treaties." – Friso Roscam Abbing

“As far as the treatment of prisoners is concerned … it is clear that all 25 member states having signed up to European Convention on …

"Ask the experienced rather than the learned" – Arabian Proverb

“Ask the experienced rather than the learned” – Arabian Proverb

"He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger." – Confucius

“He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.” – Confucius

"Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure." – Oprah Winfrey

“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” – Oprah Winfrey

"Days of absence, sad and dreary, Clothed in sorrow’s dark array, Days of absence, I am weary; She I love is far away." – William Shakespeare

“Days of absence, sad and dreary, Clothed in sorrow’s dark array, Days of absence, I am weary; She I love is far away.” – William …

"Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment." – Lao Tzu

“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.” – Lao Tzu

"The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks" – Voltaire

“The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks” – Voltaire

"I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where’s the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose" – George Carlin

“I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, “Where’s the self-help section?” She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose” – …

"You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise." – Maya Angelou

“You may write me down in historyWith your bitter, twisted lies,You may trod me in the very dirtBut still, like dust, I’ll rise.” – Maya …

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." – Mahatma Gandhi

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi

"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day." – Winnie the Pooh

“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” – Winnie the Pooh

"Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men’s imperfections, and conceal your own." – George Bernard Shaw

“Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men’s imperfections, and conceal your own.” – George Bernard Shaw

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