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“Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continues to live on. It is the force whereby we live." - Leo Tolstoy quote- from BrainyQuote.com-”
― Leo Tolstoy

“You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana by promising him limitless bananas after death in monkey heaven.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“History is something that very few people have been doing while everyone else was ploughing fields and carrying water buckets.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“Being a woman is a terribly difficult trade since it consists principally of dealings with men.”
― Joseph Conrad, Chance

“It's only those who do nothing that make no mistakes, I suppose.”
― Joseph Conrad, An Outcast of the Islands

“We live as we dream--alone....”
― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
― Mark Twain

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain

“The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.”
― Plato

“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell

“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
― George Orwell, 1984

“My alma mater was books, a good library.... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.”
― Malcolm X

“I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.”
― Malcolm X

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“Economic institutions shape economic incentives: the incentives to become educated, to save and invest, to innovate and adopt new technologies, and so on. It is the political process that determines what economic institutions people live under, and it is the political institutions that determine how this process works.”
― Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

“As we will show, poor countries are poor because those who have power make choices that create poverty.”
― Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

“Inclusive economic and political institutions do not emerge by themselves. They are often the outcome of significant conflict between elites resisting economic growth and political change and those wishing to limit the economic and political power of existing elites.”
― Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

“Body cells replace themselves every month. Even at this very moment. Most everything you think you know about me is nothing more than memories.”
― Haruki Murakami, A Wild Sheep Chase

“In the face of pain there are no heroes.”
― George Orwell, 1984

“Joy is the best companion,
virtue is the noblest acquaintance,
wisdom is cleverest friend,
and love is the kindest soulmate.

Humility is the best companion,
gratitude is the noblest acquaintance,
intelligence is cleverest friend,
and patience is the kindest soulmate.

Laughter is the best companion,
contentment is the noblest acquaintance,
silence is cleverest friend,
and goodness is the kindest soulmate.

Tolerance is the best companion,
equality is the noblest acquaintance,
discernment is cleverest friend,
and compassion is the kindest soulmate.

Freedom is the best companion,
harmony is the noblest acquaintance,
prudence is cleverest friend,
and peace is the kindest soulmate.

Truth is the best companion,
discipline is the noblest acquaintance,
intellect is cleverest friend,
and honor is the kindest soulmate.

Knowledge is the best companion,
understanding is the noblest acquaintance,
intuition is cleverest friend,
and reason is the kindest soulmate.

Faith is the best companion,
expectation is the noblest acquaintance,
caution is cleverest friend,
and God is the kindest soulmate.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you want to sing,
sing like today is your last.
If you want to dance,
dance like today is your last.
If you want to laugh,
laugh like today is your last.

If birds sing without worrying
about who is listening to them,
and monkeys dance without worrying
about who is watching them,
and hyenas laugh without worrying
about who is mocking them,
then you too must do what you do best
without worrying about who is ridiculing you.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“من يعرف أكثر، عليه واجبات أكثر تجاه الإنسانية.”
― Isabel Allende, Daughter of Fortune

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears.”
― Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“Every generation needs a new revolution.”
― Thomas Jefferson