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"These wars appear also to have given its death blow to colonialism and to imperialism in its colonial form, under which weaker peoples were treated as possessions to be economically exploited. At least we hope that such colonialism is on the way out."

"Fyodor Pavlovitch was drunk when he heard of his wife's death, and the story is that he ran out into the street and began shouting with joy, raising his hands to Heaven: "Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace," but others say he wept without restraint like a little child, so much so that people were sorry for him, in spite of the repulsion he inspired. It is quite possible that both versions were true, that he rejoiced at his release, and at the same time wept for her who released him."

"For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one."
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"Maturity - among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes it for granted that he is at one with his play-mates."

"Your cravings as a human animal do not become a prayer just because it is God whom you ask to attend to them."

"The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside."

"The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body's total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form?"

"The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others."

"Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road."
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