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"The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character."
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"Failures make character, not success."
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"Trials makes you to develop the qualities of a successful man."
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"When a foundation is built following sound structural principles, with solid, high-quality materials, anything that is layered on top is more secure, durable, and resilient. Your integrity works the same way."
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"Three essential virtues are patient, loyalty and kindness."
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"Your patient has become humble; have you drawn his attention to the fact? All virtues are less formidable to us once the man is aware that he has them, but this is specially true of humility."
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"Fruits of the spirit in the man attract others to him."
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"Instead of trying to be taller than others, stronger than others, more superior to others, try to be gentler than others, more compassionate than others, fairer than others!"
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"If you treat yourself well, you will be good to others."
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"Strive to be a person of character not a person of power."
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"The benefits of the accomplished journey cannot be weighed in terms of perfect moments, but in terms of how this journey affects and changes our character."
Character
"One travels so as to learn once more how to marvel at life in the way a child does. And blessed be the poet, the artist who knows how to keep alive his sense of wonder."
Life
"I had to live in the desert before I could understand the full value of grass in a green ditch."
Values
"I am sure that instinctively we wish to be everything, to possess it-why cut the rose or marry the man, otherwise?"
Man
"When I crossed Asia with my friend Peter Fleming, we spoke to no one but each other during many months, and we covered exactly the same ground. Nevertheless my journey differed completely from his."
Friendship
"It is always our own self that we find at the end of the journey. The sooner we face that self, the better."
Self-Awareness
"We must develop a deeper interest and greater understanding of the people we meet here or abroad. Like us, they are passengers on board that mysterious ship called life."
Life
"One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm."
Imagination
"The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself."
Dream
"The true traveller is the one urged to move about for physical, aesthetic, intellectual as well as spiritual reasons."
Spiritual
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