"It is as inhuman to be totally good as it is to be totally evil."

Morality, Humanity, Goodness, Evil, Balance

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"It is as inhuman to be totally good as it is to be totally evil."

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"What does greed mean? Greed means taking away what belongs to others."

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"Let your thoughts be pure."

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"One is God himself, [but] for how long does that authority of God last? As long as he speaks the truth, practices non-violence, does not steal, practices celibacy and remains non-acquisitive " till then power of God will remain."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

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"Every animal is biologically designed by Nature to do wrong in return. It takes a human being to not do wrong in return."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

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"Conceit is to be dreaded, but so is cowardice."

Charles Spurgeon, British Clergyman

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"All humans are rogues. Cured only by death."

Fakeer Ishavardas, Indian Spiritual Leader

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"So what if you're right? So what if you're wrong? In the end you might be surprised to find that God doesn't care so much about whether you were right or wrong but whether, despite it all, you were kind or cruel."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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"Fear is the devil's most powerful tool because he can't always convince a good man to do wrong, but he can paralyze his will with fright, keeping a good man from doing what is right. It eventually results in the same end."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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"Do we ignore the needyto spite the greedy?Or share and defenddespite those who pretend?"

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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"Once the ego is born into this world, it has to shoulder morality."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

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