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Cultivated people foster what is good in others, not what is bad. Petty people do the opposite.

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Poor people are as much in danger from an inordinate desire towards the wealth of the world as rich from an inordinate delight in it.

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When words lose their meaning, people lose their liberty.

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Of the second-rate leaders people speak respectfully saying, "He has done this, he has done that." Of the first-rate leaders, they do not say this. They say, "We have done it all ourselves."

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I'm a very introverted guy, so I don't need to be around people for as long as someone who's very extroverted to get that sort of social fix per se.

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All really frank people are amusing, and would remain so if they could remember that other people may sometimes want to be frank and amusing too.

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A people without history Is not redeemed from time, for history is a pattern Of timeless moments.

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Most of society's decision making for young people happens without young people, and that could not happen without adultcentrism.

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How generous was it to offer gifts to people one knew would never accept them?

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[Saddam] built up a massive war machine while neglecting the basic needs of his own people.

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Some people appear to be more meager in talent than they are, just because the tasks they set themselves are always too great.

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In terms of perceptions of the culture, most people don't think about music. They're not concerned with it. They don't take their musical legacy seriously.

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There is a vague popular belief that lawyers are necessarily dishonest. I say vague, because when we consider to what extent confidence and honors are reposed in and conferred upon lawyers by the people, it appears improbable that their impression of dishonesty is very distinct and vivid. Yet the impression is common, almost universal.

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The sage desires no desire, does not value rare treasures, learns without learning, recovers what people have left behind.

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Black people we've been taught that we will never be free, until some will have to die, some will have to give up wealth, their loved ones, and their health, So, what I'm doin' is for myself and for justice for black people, runnin' will kill it all, it'll make me a coward.

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People become concerned with being more humble than other people.

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When a person is in a miserable situation, then, yes, it is difficult to develop genuine compassion toward others. That's why I find it difficult to say to poor people, "Please have compassion toward millionaires." That's not easy.

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People who plan their life when they're 18 years old and say, "This is my life plan," would generally be surprised and maybe disappointed.

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There's not going to be enough people in the system to take advantage of people like me.

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People who readily accept the need for a gym will resist that their personalities might need some work too.

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