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"That's why I'm talking to you. You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your preconception. You see what is, where most people see what they expect."
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"In every bad situation we have to see Satan's motives behind a person's actions."

"An ounce of wisdom can prevent a pound of folly."

"If we studied the issue of forgiveness with a wider perspective, we are bound to opt for it after all."

"It is not the fault of the stars that they shine brightly, but the fault of our eyes that they cannot handle light."

"I'm inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores."

"Due to the need to co-exist with these inhuman and inconsiderate people, we will obviously be disturbed by their acts; something which if we look at closely actually means that we too could be affecting some other people negatively every once in a while."

"It is only when you study and understand people that you begin to see God's principles in them."

"Change your understanding and then even the negative side of the blessings will make you rejoice in God's blessings."

"No one tries to stone a tree whose fruit is not ripe."

"If you assume that it is there, you will generally not be far off the truth."
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"I have owed you this letter for a very long time-but my fingers have avoided the pencil as though it were an old and poisoned tool."

"I have never smuggled anything in my life. Why, then, do I feel an uneasy sense of guilt on approaching a customs barrier?"

"Everything seems to work with a recurring rhythm except life. There is only one birth and only one death. Nothing else is like that."

"You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your preconception. You see what is, where most people see what they expect."

"And don't worry about losing. If i is right, it happens - the main thing is not to hurry.Nothing good gets away."

"Why do men like me want sons?" he wondered. "It must be because they hope in their poor beaten souls that these new men, who are their blood, will do the things they were not strong enough nor wise enough nor brave enough to do. It is rather like another chance at life; like a new bag of coins at a table of luck after your fortune is gone."
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