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"A flower in a desert still has no reason to envy a thorn in a rainforest."
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"Mountains, according to the angle of view, the season, the time of day, the beholder's frame of mind, or any one thing, can effectively change their appearance. Thus, it is essential to recognize that we can never know more than one side, one small aspect of a mountain."

"Wealth of time is actually of more value than natural resources (petroleum, gold, diamond, gas etc.) and more valuable than human resources."

"If all you have is money, you are among the poorest people in the world."

"It is easy for anybody to call himself or herself a "Christian" but the truth is we respond from very different world-views."

"Nothing is ever as good or as bad as it appears to be."

"Joblessness does not necessarily mean idleness."

"I had long ago learned that when you are the giant, alien visitor to a remote and foreign culture it is sort of your job to become an object of ridicule. It's the least you can do, really, as a polite guest."

"In lieu of fixating upon details of our life which can lead to sadness or madness, we achieve an enhanced perspective regarding the perplexity haunting our being by thinking abstractedly, a process that allows us to discern the essential principles of life."

"For it is often to be observed of the shallower men, that they are the very last to despond. It is the glory of the bladder that nothing can sink it; it is the reproach of a box of treasure, that once overboard it must drown."

"The optimist sees the glass as half full, the pessimist as half empty. What I see is water that can save someone's life."
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"The greatest profit you make in business is not money, but happiness. The greatest riches you give in life are not possessions, but love. The greatest treasures you acquire in life are not jewels, but joy."

"Looking for a wife is like fishing; before you go, make sure you don't have a hole in your net."

"You are better than your past, greater than your present, and brighter than your future."

"The sun is never denied the light it gives; likewise, you are never denied the kindness you bestow."
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