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#1

“It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility, is just as insane a proceeding as to set your house on fire. For politeness is like a counter--an avowedly false coin, with which it is foolish to be stingy.”
― Arthur Schopenhauer, The Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims

tags: manners, politeness, rudeness

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#2

“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
― Napoleon Bonaparte

tags: enemies, mistakes, strategy

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#3

“In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.”
― Francis Bacon

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#4

“I don't know who the good guys are anymore. But I do know what the enemy is. It's the compromise of principles. You lose the war when you lose your principles. And the first principle is to look out for your comrades.”
― Karen Traviss

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#5

“Never explain―your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.”
― Elbert Hubbard

tags: enemies, explanations, friends

709 likes

#6

“Fas est ab hoste doceri.
One should learn even from one's enemies.”
― Ovid, Metamorphoses

tags: ancient, latin, philosophy

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#7

“I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it."

(Letter to Étienne Noël Damilaville, May 16, 1767)”
― Voltaire

tags: enmity, humor, prayers, religion, ridicule, satire, social-justice, social-life

1351 likes

#8

“Reason can be fought with reason. How are you going to fight the unreasonable? The trouble with you, my dear, and with most people, is that you don’t have sufficient respect for the senseless. The senseless is the major factor in our lives. You have no chance if it is your enemy.”
― Ayn Rand

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#9

“In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.”
― John Churton Collins

tags: friendship

966 likes

#10

“If you want to find out what a man is to the bottom, give him power. Any man can stand adversity — only a great man can stand prosperity. It is the glory of Abraham Lincoln that he never abused power only on the side of mercy”
― Robert Ingersoll

tags: adversity, character, power

3244 likes

#11

“There is in every true woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.”
― Washington Irving, The Sketch Book

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#12

“It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

tags: selflessness

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#13

“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation. ”
― George Washington

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#15

“When you face adversity, you need to remind yourself that whatever is trying to defeat you could very well be what God will use to promote you.”
― Joel Osteen, Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential

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#16

“There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.”
― Buddha Siddhartha Guatama Shakyamuni

tags: inspirational

2304 likes

#17

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”
― Robert F. Kennedy

1478 likes

#18

“Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.”
― John F. Kennedy

tags: forgiveness, vigilance

1150 likes

#19

“We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.”
― John F. Kennedy

tags: gratitude

803 likes

#20

“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

tags: inspirational

3202 likes

#21

“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

tags: buddism, kindness, religion

2518 likes

#22

“Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

tags: love

1252 likes

#23

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

tags: selflessness

1132 likes

#24

“Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

tags: success

973 likes

#25

“When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

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#26

“When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways--either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

736 likes

#29

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt, You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life

tags: confidence

6707 likes

#30

“If you take a shot at someone, you keep firing until they can no longer return fire. Wound them, and you have an angry enemy who knows your position.”
― Karen Traviss

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#31

“Attack is the proof that your enemy anticipates your success.”
― Mike Murdock

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#32

“Sitting back and not getting involved while people get killed in an endless cycle of wars doesn't count as not having blood on your hands.”
― Karen Traviss

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#33

“Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.”
― Mark Twain

tags: truth

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