Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts.

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A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction. Leo Tolstoy

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Memento mori - remember death! These are important words. If we kept in mind that we will soon inevitably die, our lives would be completely different. If a person knows that he will die in a half hour, he certainly will not bother doing trivial, stupid, or, especially, bad things during this half hour. Perhaps you have half a century before you die-what makes this any different from a half hour?

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The most important knowledge is that which guides the way you lead your life.

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If you want to be happy, try only to please God, not people.

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Upon meeting, you're judged by your clothes, upon parting you're judged by your wits.

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Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience. The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.

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Dear Lord, what a madhouse the world is!

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If people tell you that you should live your life preparing for the future, do not believe them. Real Life is found only in the present.

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Many people have ideas on how others should change; few people have ideas on how they should change.

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