“In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom, define or be defined.”
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“Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. If there was no suffering, man would not know his limits, would not know himself. ”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
“Traveling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”
― The Travels of Ibn Battutah
― The Travels of Ibn Battutah
“Men remain in ignorance as long as they hate, and they hate unjustly as long as they remain in ignorance.”
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“It is easier to judge the mind of a man by his questions rather than his answers.”
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