Any government is evil if it carries within it the tendency to deteriorate into Tyranny. The danger of such deterioration is more acute in a country in which the government has authority not only over the armed forces but also over every channel of education and information.

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Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent People Ignore.

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Cherish the questions, for the answers keep changing.

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Nothing causes more consternation in a group of hypocrits than one honest man.

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A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

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When I have one week to solve a seemingly impossible problem, I spend six days defining the problem. Then, the solution becomes obvious.

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The only sure way to avoid making mistakes is to have no new ideas.

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A ship is always safe at the shore - but that is NOT what it is built for.

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Thinking is hard work; that's why so few do it.

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The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.

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