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It is more important to understand the ground of your own behavior than to understand the motives of another.


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Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.



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It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character.



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Our work for peace must begin within the private world of each of us. To build for man a world without fear, we must be without fear. To build a world of justice, we must be just.



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Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.



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It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.



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Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.



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If even dying is to be made a social function, then, grant me the favor of sneaking out on tiptoe without disturbing the party.



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For all that has been, Thank you. For all that is to come, Yes!





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