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"If you want to know the value of half a second, ask the person who came second in a sprint event at the Olympics."

"Gold may shine, but it has no true light."

"Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another."

"People who do not have a price tag attached to them are priceless."

"Even the most beautiful girl in the world becomes unsightly without depth of character."

"The difference between working for a salary and working for your promise land is that when you work for a salary, you are exchanging your life just for some porridge, some little compensation in the form of salary."

"Make your name and know your value."

"Love is your greatest asset, fear is your greatest liability, and joy is your greatest reward."
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"I have owed you this letter for a very long time-but my fingers have avoided the pencil as though it were an old and poisoned tool."

"I have never smuggled anything in my life. Why, then, do I feel an uneasy sense of guilt on approaching a customs barrier?"

"Everything seems to work with a recurring rhythm except life. There is only one birth and only one death. Nothing else is like that."

"You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your preconception. You see what is, where most people see what they expect."

"And don't worry about losing. If i is right, it happens - the main thing is not to hurry.Nothing good gets away."

"Why do men like me want sons?" he wondered. "It must be because they hope in their poor beaten souls that these new men, who are their blood, will do the things they were not strong enough nor wise enough nor brave enough to do. It is rather like another chance at life; like a new bag of coins at a table of luck after your fortune is gone."
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