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  It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

  Oscar Wilde

  Inspirational, Funny, Witty

  Oscar Wilde (2016). “Aphorisms”, p.64, Oscar Wilde

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• Every ant  knows the  formula of its ant-hill, every  bee knows  the formula  of its  beehive. They know it  in their own way, not in our way. Only humankind does not know its own formula.

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

  Bees, Way, Ants

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  Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.

  Antoine de Saint-Exupery

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Terre des Hommes ch. 8 (1939)

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• What does your conscience say? — 'You should become the person you are'.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Should, Persons, Conscience

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• Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Motivational, Real

  Ford Times, Vol. 6, p. 136, 1912.

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• Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Respect, Kindness, Character

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• He who does not trust enough will not be trusted.

  Laozi

  Trust, Taoism, Trust No One

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• Fate does not seek our consent.

  Terry Goodkind

  Fate, Consent

  Terry Goodkind (2015). “Blood Of The Fold”, p.301, Head of Zeus

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  Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship.

  Lord Byron

  Love, Friendship, May

  "Conversations of Lord Byron with the Countess of Blessington". Book by Marguerite Countess of Blessington, 1834.

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

  Confucius

  Education, Giving Up, Philosophical

  Confucius (1998). “论语”

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• Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

  Sam Levenson

  Motivational, Moving On, Success

  Sam Levenson (2016). “You Don't Have to Be in Who's Who to Know What's What: The Choice Wit and Wisdom of Sam Levenson”, p.146, Open Road Media

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• Remember, people will judge you by your actions not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold but so does a hard-boiled egg.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspiring, Heart, Thoughtful

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• Ones real life is often the life that one does not lead.

  Oscar Wilde

  Funny, Trust, Being Yourself

  Oscar Wilde (2012). “The Wit and Humor of Oscar Wilde”, p.64, Courier Corporation

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• Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.

  Albert Einstein

  Love, Inspirational, Life

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• No matter your age, stage of life, or circumstances, don't forget to dare to dream with God. You don't have to figure anything out. Just keep saying yes to Him, in big ways and small, and watch what He does.

  Lysa TerKeurst

  Dream, Age, Saying Yes

  FaceBook post by Lysa TerKeurst from Apr 06, 2016

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• We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Life, Relationship

  Eleanor Roosevelt (1962). “Book of common sense etiquette”

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  God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does.

  Martin Luther

  Inspirational, God, Religious

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  Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Ronald Duncan (2005). “Gandhi: Selected Writings”, p.54, Courier Corporation

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• You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Faith, Hope

  Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi”, p.30, Courier Corporation

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• Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government does it to somebody else. This is the idea behind foreign policy.

  P. J. O'Rourke

  Government, Ideas, Foreign Policy

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• Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1853). “Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art”, p.55

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• Every single success you experience is a combination of two things: your effort and Allah's help. When you don't put in enough effort, Allah does not give His barakah. And sometimes you might put in a lot of effort but you may not see the result you expected. That, also, is Allah's barakah.

  Nouman Ali Khan

  Two, Giving, Effort

  FaceBook post by Nouman Ali Khan from Dec 30, 2014

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• The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

  William Safire

  Honesty, Integrity, Character

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• Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.

  Helen Keller

  Death, Spiritual, Courage

  Helen Keller (1957). “The Open Door”, Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday

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