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"Our goodness comes solely from thinking on goodness; our wickedness from thinking on wickedness. We too are the victims of our own contemplation."
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"Before making a snap judgment, ask yourself if it really is something that has hurt you or simply just made you angry at yourself for allowing it to happen. It's amazing what 'sleeping on it' can do. A new day sees a new beginning."

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"Never underestimate the power of a simple thought."

"You are not a human being, but you are a thinking and dreaming machine."

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"A vision of truth which does not call upon us to get out of our armchair - why, this is the desideratum of mankind."

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"People who love soft methods and hate iniquity forget this; that reform consists in taking a bone from a dog. Philosophy will not do it."
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