“It is only hope which is real, and reality is a bitterness and a deceit.”
— William Makepeace Thackeray
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
Category: hope
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There can be no peace in the
“There can be no peace in the world so long as a large proportion of the population lack the necessities of life and believe that a change of the political and economic system will make them available. World peace must be based on world plenty.”
— John Boyd Orr
Author: John Boyd Orr
Category: peace
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It was a great mantel to be
“It was a great mantel to be able to take on really, an amazing legacy. And you know to finally see it, because I just saw the final product yesterday as well, is really amazing to be part of something like this.”
— Brandon Routh
Author: Brandon Routh
Category: amazing
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Once you accept the existence of God
I need this wild life, this freedom.
The race of mankind would perish did
“The race of mankind would perish did they cease to aid each other. We cannot exist without mutual help. All therefore that need aid have a right to ask it from their fellow-men; and no one who has the power of granting can refuse it without guilt.”
— Walter Scott
Author: Walter Scott
Category: power
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Use gentle means before you come to
“Use gentle means before you come to extremity, and whatever lesson you work him, and never take above half his strength, nor ride him till he is weary, but a little at a time and often.”
— William Cavendish
Author: William Cavendish
Category: strength
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Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute
Now suddenly there was nothing but a
“Now suddenly there was nothing but a world of cloud, and we three were there alone in the middle of a great white plain with snowy hills and mountains staring at us; and it was very still; but there were whispers.”
— Black Elk
Author: Black Elk
Category: alone
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