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    Aristotle
    “I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: ethics, philosphy, self-discovery
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    Mark Twain
    “If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
    ― Mark Twain
    tags: lies, lying, memory, truth
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    Mark Twain
    “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
    ― Mark Twain
    tags: individuality, majority, minority, pause, reflect, wisdom
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    Mark Twain
    “Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
    ― Mark Twain
    tags: books, contentment, friends, friendship, life
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    Rabindranath Tagore
    “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.”
    ― Rabindranath Tagore
    tags: aim, choice, goal
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    Rabindranath Tagore
    “Reach high, for stars lie hidden in you. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.”
    ― Rabindranath Tagore
    tags: goals, inspiration
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    Rabindranath Tagore
    “The biggest changes in a women's nature are brought by love; in man, by ambition”
    ― Tagore, Rabindranath
    tags: ambition, human-nature, life, love, truth
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    Aristotle
    “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: introspection, self-discovery, wisdom
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    Aristotle
    “No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: aristotle, genius, great-minds, madness
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    A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
    “For great men, religion is a way of making friends; small people make religion a fighting tool.”
    ― APJ Abdul Kalam, Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India
    tags: inspirational
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    A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
    “Learning gives creativity
    Creativity leads to thinking
    Thinking provides knowledge
    Knowledge makes you great.”
    ― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
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    A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
    “What you are destined to become is not revealed now but it is predetermined.”
    ― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Wings of Fire
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    A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
    “To be a successful team leader, one has to stay back after the din and clutter of a working day to emerge better-equipped and ready to face a new day.”
    ― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Wings of Fire
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    A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
    “To succeed in life and achieve results, you must understand and master three mighty forces— desire, belief, and expectation.”
    ― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Wings of Fire
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    Sujatha
    “அறியாமை தான் பயம்!”
    ― சுஜாதா [Sujatha], கொலையுதிர் காலம் [Kolaiyuthir Kaalam]
    tags: inspirational, motivational-quotes
    11 likes

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    Frank Zappa
    “So many books, so little time.”
    ― Frank Zappa
    tags: books, humor
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    Robert Frost
    “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
    ― Robert Frost
    tags: life
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    Oscar Wilde
    “I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
    ― Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories
    tags: intelligence, self-deprecation
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    Elbert Hubbard
    “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
    ― Elbert Hubbard
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    Madeleine L'Engle
    “You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
    ― Madeleine L'Engle
    tags: books, children, difficult, grown-ups, write, writers, writing
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    Toni Morrison
    “If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
    ― Toni Morrison
    tags: books, writing
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    Paulo Coelho
    “And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
    ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
    tags: inspirational
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    William Shakespeare
    “Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
    ― William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
    tags: greatness
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    John Masefield
    “The days that make us happy make us wise.”
    ― John Masefield
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    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    “A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
    ― Marcus Tullius Cicero
    tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul
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    Mahatma Gandhi
    “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: carpe-diem, education, inspirational, learning
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    Jane Austen
    “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”
    ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
    tags: books, library, reading
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    Markus Herz
    “Be careful about reading health books. Some fine day you'll die of a misprint.”
    ― Markus Herz
    tags: books, health, humor, misattributed-mark-twain, misprints
    13739 likes

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    Ernest Hemingway
    “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.”
    ― Ernest Hemingway, The Garden of Eden
    tags: happiness
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    Mahatma Gandhi
    “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: attributed-no-source, happiness
    12754 likes



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