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God tests everyone, one with wealth, another with poverty. A rich man is tested in whether he would extend an arm of support to those who need it; a poor man in whether he would bear all his sufferings without discontent and with obedience. —The Talmud

“Be afraid to destroy the unity of people by stirring bad feelings amongst them against another with your words.” —Tolstoy

“Kind people help each other even without noticing that they are doing so, and evil people act against each other on purpose.” —CHINESE PROVERB

“Those who know the rules of true wisdom are baser than those who love them. Those who love them are baser than those who follow them.” —CHINESE PROVERB

“The difference between real material poison and intellectual poison is that most material poison is disgusting to the taste, but intellectual poison, which takes the form of cheap newspapers or bad books, can unfortunately sometimes be attractive.”

“We can love neither those whom we fear nor those who fear us.” —MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO

“All that we see and know does not exist in reality, because it is the product of our limited ability to understand reality.”

The strong desire for a pleasant and ideal life is a child’s worst misfortune. It is crucial that children should know how to work from an early age. —IMMANUEL KANT

“Virtue and charity start at home. If you have to go somewhere to display it, then it is not virtue.”