“I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me, 'I love you.' ... There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.”
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“A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.”
― Aesop’s Fables
― Aesop’s Fables
“One who is patient glows with an inner radiance.”
― Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living
― Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living
“You need not wonder whether you should have an unreliable person as a friend. An unreliable person is nobody's friend.”
― Reflections
― Reflections
“Everyone can perform magic, everyone can reach his goals, if
he is able to think, if he is able to wait, if he is able to fast.”
― Siddhartha
he is able to think, if he is able to wait, if he is able to fast.”
― Siddhartha
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