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    Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong. -Lao-Tzu (600 B.C.).

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Resolve to be thyself: and know, that he who finds himself, loses his misery. -Matthew Arnold.

Resolve to be thyself: and know, that he who finds himself, loses his misery. -Matthew Arnold.

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The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. -Ferdinand Foch.

The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. -Ferdinand Foch.

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The future of civilization depends on our overcoming the meaninglessness and hopelessness that characterizes the thoughts of men today. -Albert read more

The future of civilization depends on our overcoming the meaninglessness and hopelessness that characterizes the thoughts of men today. -Albert Schweitzer.

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Dolendi modus, timendi non item. (To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.) -Bacon.

Dolendi modus, timendi non item. (To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.) -Bacon.

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When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed read more

When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us. -Alexander Graham Bell.

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Vision is not enough, it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps, we read more

Vision is not enough, it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs. Thanks to Catherine Doucette -Vaclav Havel.

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There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is read more

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

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High expectations are the key to everything.

High expectations are the key to everything.

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To know the value of generosity, it is necessary to have suffered from the cold indifference of others. . -Eugene read more

To know the value of generosity, it is necessary to have suffered from the cold indifference of others. . -Eugene Cloutier.

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