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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
“Dostoevski said once, “There is only one thing that I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings.”
― Man's Search for Meaning
― Man's Search for Meaning
“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
“We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals.”
― The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
― The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
“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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