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• When all is said and done, friendship is the only trustworthy fabric of the affections. So-called LOVE is a delirious inhuman state of mind: when hot it substitutes indulgence for fair play; when cold it is cruel, but friendship is warmth in cold, firm ground in a bog.

  Miles Franklin

  Friendship, Real, Love Is

  Miles Franklin (1984). “The End of My Career”

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• Of all the felicities, the most charming is that of a firm and gentle friendship. It sweetens all our cares, dispels our sorrows, and counsels us in all extremities. Nay, if there were no other comfort in it than the pare exercise of so generous a virtue, even for that single reason a man would not be without it; it is a sovereign antidote against all calamities - even against the fear of death itself.

  Seneca the Younger

  Real, Exercise, Men

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• Evolution is the law of policies: Darwin said it, Socrates endorsed it, Cuvier proved it and established it for all time in his paper on The Survival of the Fittest. These are illustrious names, this is a mighty doctrine: nothing can ever remove it from its firm base, nothing dissolve it, but evolution.

  Mark Twain

  Science, Law, Names

  Mark Twain, David Ketterer (1984). “The science fiction of Mark Twain”

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• Nothing on earth is so weak and yielding as water, but for breaking down the firm and strong it has no equal.

  Laozi

  Strong, Water, Earth

  Laozi, Sepharial (1904). “The Book of the Simple Way of Laotze: A New Translation from the Text of the Tao-teh-king”

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• My belief is firm in a law of compensation. The true rewards are ever in proportion to the labor and sacrifices made. This is one of the reasons why I feel certain that of all my inventions, the Magnifying Transmitter will prove most important and valuable to future generations. I am prompted to this prediction not so much by thoughts of the commercial and industrial revolution which it will surely bring about, but of the humanitarian consequences of the many achievements it makes possible. Considerations of mere utility weigh little in the balance against the higher benefits of civilization.

  Nikola Tesla

  Hard Work, Sacrifice, Law

  Nikola Tesla (2016). “My Inventions: [Illustrated & Biography Added]”, p.79, eKitap Projesi

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• In my understanding of God I start with certain firm beliefs. One is that the laws of nature are not broken. We do not, of course, know all these laws yet, but I believe that such laws exist. I do not, therefore, believe in the literal truth of some miracles which are featured in the Christian Scriptures, such as the Virgin Birth or water into wine. ... God works, I believe, within natural laws, and, according to natural laws, these things happen.

  Nevill Francis Mott

  Christian, Believe, Hard Work

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• True humility-the basis of the Christian system-is the low but deep and firm foundation of all virtues.

  Edmund Burke

  Christian, Humility, Foundation

  Edmund Burke (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Edmund Burke (Illustrated)”, p.3683, Delphi Classics

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• When people ask me how is it I was a musician, I facetiously say that I'm a firm believer in reincarnation and in a previous life I was Johann Sebastian Bach's guide dog.

  George Shearing

  Music, Dog, People

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• The first precept in Buddhism is "Do not kill." This precept is not merely a legalistic prohibition, but a realization of our affinity with all who share the gift of life. A compassionate heart provides a firm ground for this precept.

  Dhammananda Bhikkhuni

  Buddhist, Heart, Buddhism

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• What a wretched lot of old shrivelled creatures we shall be by-and-by. Never mind - the uglier we get in the eyes of others, the lovelier we shall be to each other; that has always been my firm faith about friendship.

  George Eliot

  Cute, Friendship, Faith

  George Eliot (2016). “George Eliot's Life, Complete: Top Novelist Focus”, p.134, 谷月社

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• We were pleased to hear the President state his firm commitment that he will do whatever is necessary to accomplish this important goal.

  John McCain

  Commitment, Goal, Important

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• No one can truly be prepared for such devastation and pure malevolence, but the United Kingdom can always look to the United States as an ally resolved to stand firm in the war on terrorism.

  Michael C. Burgess

  War, Looks, Devastation

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• The trouble is that not enough people have come together with the firm determination to live the things which they say they believe.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Determination, Believe, Justice

  Eleanor Roosevelt (1960). “You Learn by Living”, p.129, Westminster John Knox Press

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• If you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny.

  Paramahansa Yogananda

  Strong, Determination, Destiny

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• When campaigning, be swift as the wind; in leisurely march, majestic as the forest; in raiding and plundering, like fire; in standing, firm as the mountains. As unfathomable as the clouds, move like a thunderbolt.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Moving

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• Firms need to ensure that their ability to provide effective customer service keeps pace with their growth. If you're marketing your firm to new customers, you better be able to provide them service when they do business with you.

  Arthur Levitt Jr

  Business, Educational, Organization

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• There is more joy in heaven over a converted sinner than over a righteous person standing firm. A leader in battle has more love for a soldier who returns after fleeing, and who valiantly pursues the enemy, than for one who never turned back, but who never acted valiantly either. A farmer has greater love for land which bears fruitfully, after he has cleared it of thorns, than for land which never had thorns but which never yielded a fruitful harvest.

  Pope Gregory I

  Land, Joy, Leader

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• The greatest security we can have in this world that we are in the grace of God, does not consist in the feelings that we have of love to Him, but rather in an irrevocable abandonment of our whole being into His hands, and in a firm resolution never to consent to any sin great or small.

  Francis of Assisi

  Hands, Feelings, Grace

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• I got my first job the old-fashioned way: I took an elevator to the top floor of many buildings and walked down floor by floor on the stairs going into every firm and asking the receptionist if she knew of any jobs available.

  Alan Patricof

  Jobs, Asking, Way

  "TechStar Interview: Alan Patricof". Interview with Bill Robinson, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 25, 2011.

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• In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.

  Livy

  Leadership, Persuasion, Resources

  "The History of Rome".

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• People will not follow a leader with moral incongruities for long. Every time you compromise character you compromise leadership. The foundation of firm leadership is character.

  Bill Hybels

  Leadership, Character, Long

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• Greatness is best measured by how well an individual responds to the happenings in life that appear totally unfair, unreasonable, and undeserved. Sometimes we are inclined to put up with a situation rather than endure. To endure is to bear up under, to stand firm against, to suffer without yielding, to continue to be, or to exhibit the state or power of lasting.

  Marvin J. Ashton

  Greatness, Suffering, Bears

  Marvin J. Ashton (1987). “Be of Good Cheer”, Deseret Book Co

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• You must linger among a limited number of master-thinkers, and digest their works, if you would derive ideas which shall win firm hold in your mind.

  Seneca the Younger

  Winning, Ideas, Numbers

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• I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.

  David Levithan

  Serendipity, Together, Purpose

  David Levithan (2009). “Boy Meets Boy”, p.25, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• The key to branding, especially for smaller firms, is to focus on a limited number of issue areas and develop superb expertise in those areas.

  Philip Kotler

  Keys, Numbers, Issues

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