“You must look into people, as well as at them” – Lord Chesterfield
"You must look into people, as well as at them" – Lord Chesterfield
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"There are no big problems, there are just a lot of little problems." – Henry Ford
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"All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you. The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for external reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration. You may succeed in making another feel guilty about something by blaming him, but you won’t succeed in changing whatever it is about you that is making you unhappy." – Wayne Dyer
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"The strongest passion is fear" – Jean de La Fontaine
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"Skill and confidence are an unconquered army." – George Herbert
“Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.” – George Herbert
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"Be with me always – take any form – drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! Oh, God! it is unutterable! I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!" – Emily Bronte
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