Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.

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The social edifice of the past rests on three columns,—the priest, the king, and the hangman.

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Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

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Love would never be a promise of a rose garden unless it is showered with light of faith, water of sincerity and air of passion. Sometimes we make love with our eyes. Sometimes we make love with our hands. Sometimes we make love with our bodies. Always we make love with our hearts. If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand. To love another person is to see the face of God.

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Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.

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The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness.

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Don't educate your children to be rich. Educate them to be happy, so they know the value of things, not the price.

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The tomb is not a blind alley: it is a thoroughfare. It closes on the twilight. It opens on the dawn.

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In its printed form, thought is more imperishable than ever; it is volatile, irresistible, indestructible.

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Diamonds are to be found only in the darkness of the earth, and truth in the darkness of the mind.

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