"There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt."

Perception, Contempt, Familiarity, Mystery

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"A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends."

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"Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop."

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"Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time."

Time, Habit, Caution, Country

"There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt."

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"Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first."

Love, Patriotism, People, First

"You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination."

Imagination, Americans, May, Will

"In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?"

Friendship, History, Men, Friend, Events

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"Some people aren't really light-teethed, they're merely dark-skinned."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

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"Nights were so real that days began to seem dreamlike to him."

Orson Scott Card, American Writer

Perception, Night, Dream, Reality

"It is not good to make everyday decision based upon what we see and what other people are saying or thinking."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Perception, Decision-making, Growth, Awareness

"Even if everybody is looking at the same light bulb, the unique composition of an individual will dictate how they interpret and see things. Some people will only see things with their left eye (mind/moon), while others will use only their right (heart/sun). Some people are completely void of light and repel it immediately. For instance, a beetle will chase after an opening of light, while a cockroach will scatter at a crack of it. How are we different than the insects? Nobody is purely good or purely evil. Most of us are in-between. There are moths that explore the day and butterflies that play at night. Polarity is an integral part of nature - human or not human."

Suzy Kassem, American Writer

Perception, Humanity, Nature, Duality

"We don't need eyes to judge people's beauty, but unfortunately we judge them as we see."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Perception, Judgement, Beauty, Truth

"Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Perception, Saying

"Changing your perception will alter your interpretations and therefore, your reality. If you feel like you're hitting a wall because you simply don't understand something, or another person has a different approach, keep your mind open and willing to reinterpret it with fresh eyes, more information, a change in position, or a new perspective."

Susan C. Young, American Author

Perception, Wisdom, Truth, Power, Future

"No is a false perception. Yes is a positive conception.Go with reality and reason."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Perception, Reality, Positivity, Conception

"You look too pretty to be useful." "Truer words were never spoken."

Richelle Mead, American Author

Perception, Beauty, Usefulness, Compliment, Truth

"What is a course of history, or philosophy, or poetry, no matter how well selected, or the best society, or the most admirable routine of life, compared with the discipline of looking always at what is to be seen?"

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Perception, Vision, Philosophy, Observation, Discipline

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"A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends."

"Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop."

"Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time."

"There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt."

"Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first."

"You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination."

"In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?"

"Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last."

"Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown."

"The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs."

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"Some people aren't really light-teethed, they're merely dark-skinned."

"Nights were so real that days began to seem dreamlike to him."

"It is not good to make everyday decision based upon what we see and what other people are saying or thinking."

"We don't need eyes to judge people's beauty, but unfortunately we judge them as we see."

"Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying."

"No is a false perception. Yes is a positive conception.Go with reality and reason."

"You look too pretty to be useful." "Truer words were never spoken."

"What is a course of history, or philosophy, or poetry, no matter how well selected, or the best society, or the most admirable routine of life, compared with the discipline of looking always at what is to be seen?"