People think that tests only come in the form of hardships. Allah also tests us with ease, it's often in the test of ease that we fail most.

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Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.- Alexis de Tocqueville

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The public is not to see where power lies, how it shapes policy, and for what ends. Rather, people are to hate and fear one another.

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People do not see that the main question is not : "Am I loved?" which is to a large extent the question : "Am I approved of? Am I protected? Am I admired?" The main question is: "Can I love?

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When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, "In ruling people.

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To be kind is more important than to be right. Many times, what people need is not a brilliant mind that speaks but a special heart that listens.

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In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.

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It is amazing how many people think that they can answer an argument by attributing bad motives to those who disagree with them. Using this kind of reasoning, you can believe or not believe anything about anything, without having to bother to deal with facts or logic.

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Good people are not that good. To tell the truth, if I were white, no matter how much I loved Negroes, I doubt that I would submit myself to Jim Crow living conditions just to prove my love.” “Neither would I,” said Simple. “Then you would not be very good, either.” “No,” said Simple, “but I would be white. ― Langston Hughes

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Watch your own body and mind, and the people and things surrounding you, from the deep, calm place inside of you. When you do that you'll have insights as to what you need to do in order to flow with the river of life around you.

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