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“A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.”
― Abraham Joshua Heschel

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.”
― Abraham Joshua Heschel

“You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.”
― Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet