It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ― Henry David Thoreau

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The only sure way to avoid making mistakes is to have no new ideas. — Albert Einstein

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A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

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We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel... is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.

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With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.

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The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

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No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation. — Douglas MacArthur

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Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place. — Rumi

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Absence is to love as wind is to fire: it extinguishes the little flame, it fans the big.

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Well, yes: people write poems when they are in love, but a wise man will not print them.

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