“I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.”
— Rainer Maria Rilke
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Unconditional war can no longer lead to
“Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle disputes… can no longer be of concern to great powers alone.”
— John F. Kennedy
Author: John F. Kennedy
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As regards parents, I should like to
“As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone.”
— Quintilian
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Nothing else so destroys the power to
“Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you will never be strong or original. Stand alone or bury your ambition to be somebody in the world.”
— Orison Swett Marden
Author: Orison Swett Marden
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Men was formed for society, and is
“Men was formed for society, and is neither capable of living alone, nor has the courage to do it.”
— William Blackstone
Author: William Blackstone
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I love to be alone. I never
“I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Author: Henry David Thoreau
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Alone let him constantly meditate in solitude
“Alone let him constantly meditate in solitude on that which is salutary for his soul, for he who meditates in solitude attains supreme bliss.”
— Guru Nanak
Author: Guru Nanak
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The light of lights looks always on
“The light of lights looks always on the motive, not the deed, the shadow of shadows on the deed alone.”
— William Butler Yeats
Author: William Butler Yeats
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Without a family, man, alone in the
“Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.”
— Andre Maurois
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He who does not fill his world
“He who does not fill his world with phantoms remains alone.”
— Antonio Porchia
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But, if you observe children learning in
“But, if you observe children learning in their first few years of life, you can see that they can and do learn on their own – we leave them alone to crawl, walk, talk, and gain control over their bodies. It happens without much help from parents.”
— Daniel Greenberg
Author: Daniel Greenberg
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