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"I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world."
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"Be bold enough to appreciate. Be strong enough not to criticize."

"The divinity within is an endless strength."

"Without roots a tree, no matter how tall, cannot stand."

"You don't need armor if your skin is thick. You don't need a sword if your mind is sharp. You don't need a shield if your heart is strong. You don't need a fortress is your soul is secure."

"A tree will not wither and die because the wind blew away one leaf."

"Modern humans are taught from the childhood that they are weak and sinners. Teach them that they are embodiment of glory and children of immortal strength. Eventually a society full of bravehearts will rise."

"If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle."
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"The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community."

"No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking."

"A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude."

"Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make."

"The adequate study of culture, our own and those on the opposite side of the globe, can press on to fulfillment only as we learn today from the humanities as well as from the scientists."
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