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But thus do I counsel you, my friends: distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful! They are people of bad race and lineage; out of their countenances peer the hangman and the sleuth-hound. Distrust all those who talk much
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“true act of love, on the other hand, requires hard work and patience, and, for some, it is a whole way of life. But”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
“We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals.”
― The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
― The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
“Treat yourself like you would someone you're responsible for helping.”
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Say you’re running and you start to think, Man this hurts, I can’t take it anymore. The hurt part is an unavoidable reality, but whether or not you can stand any more is up to the runner himself. This pretty much sums up the most important aspect of marathon running.”
― What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: The book that made Harry Styles believe he could run a marathon
― What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: The book that made Harry Styles believe he could run a marathon
“A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he ends up losing respect for himself as well as for others.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
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