Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

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Sorrow is knowledge, those that know the most must mourn the deepest, the tree of knowledge is not the tree of life.

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He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.

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A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. - Max Lucado

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I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

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The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

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It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.

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Magic is Wisdom in Transit", for there's no black or white Magic". Its just Wisdom in Transit. ― Robert Frost

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Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.

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One part of wisdom is knowing what you don't need anymore and letting it go. —Jane Fonda

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