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“There can hardly be a plainer proof of the lowness of our nature, until we have laid hold of the higher nature that belongs to us by birthright, than this, that even a just anger tends to make us unjust and unkind.”
― George MacDonald, Mary Marston

tags: anger, higher-nature, lowness-pf-our-nature, unjust

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“«No es que yo sea bueno, es que los demás son tan malos que la comparación se revela imposible.»”
― Salvador Dalí

tags: inspirational-quotes

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“Some people hate people who are overconfident, only because their overconfidence reminds them of their underconfidence.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: adage, adages, africa, african, aphorism, aphorisms, arrogance, arrogant, assertive, assertiveness, assured, at-ease, axiom, axioms, can-do, confidence, confident, coolheaded, deep, dictum, dictums, envious, envy, epigram, epigrams, funny, gnome, gnomes, hate, hated, hating, hatred, humble, humbled, humbling, humility, humor, humorous, humour, imperturbable, insightful, jealous, jealousy, levelheaded, love, loved, loving, made-me-think, make-you-think, maxim, maxims, modest, modesty, overconfidence, overconfident, philosopher, phlegmatic, profound, proverb, proverbs, provoke-thought, quotation, quotations, quote, quote-of-the-day, quotes, satire, satirical, satirist, satirists, saying, sayings, self-assurance, self-assured, self-possessed, self-reliance, self-reliant, south-africa, south-african, thought-provoking, thoughtful, together, underconfidence, underconfident, unperturbed, unruffled

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“To appreciate the best opportunity for attack and defence, you must fully understand the rhythm of movement.

(Page 28).”
― Sadami Yamada, Principles and Practice of Aikido

tags: aikido, japan, japanese, judo, karate, martial-arts, sadami-yamada

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“The greatest challenge in life is to be our own person and accept that being different is a blessing and not a curse. A person who knows who they are lives a simple life by eliminating from their orbit anything that does not align with his or her overriding purpose and values. A person must be selective with their time and energy because both elements of life are limited.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls