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"There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may recover to a better state than you were ever in before."

"There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may recover to a better state than you were ever in before."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Health, Possibility, Being, May, State

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"Light was the first thing that came into existence, first in the order of creation."

"Light was the first thing that came into existence, first in the order of creation."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Enlightenment, Light, Creation, Order, Existence

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"New York is where you go to catch a big fish."

"New York is where you go to catch a big fish."

Jessica Cutler, American Author

Fish, Celebrity

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"Go and venture! You should not give up after failures because this gift does not belong only to you."

"Go and venture! You should not give up after failures because this gift does not belong only to you."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Motivation, Venture, Failure, Persistence, Gift

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"What's wrong with people is people. There's no cure for that."

"What's wrong with people is people. There's no cure for that."

Marty Rubin, American Author

Humanity, Behavior, Flaws, Reality, Cynicism

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"If I have to choose between a person who has everything but loyalty and another who has nothing but loyalty, I go for the latter. Go loyal!"

"If I have to choose between a person who has everything but loyalty and another who has nothing but loyalty, I go for the latter. Go loyal!"

Assegid Habtewold, Ethiopian Author

Ethics, Loyalty, Choice, Values, Trust

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"Anything may happen when womanhood has ceased to be a protected occupation."

"Anything may happen when womanhood has ceased to be a protected occupation."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Feminism, Women, Occupation, Risk, Freedom

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"I've always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that's the real test."

"I've always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that's the real test."

Robert Fulghum, American Author

Life, Money, Thought, Living

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"Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself."

"Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself."

Leo Buscaglia, American Author

Love, Open, Will

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"All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it."

"All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Travel, Countries, Fortune, May

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"Poverty is the only load which is the heavier the more loved ones there are to assist in bearing it."

"Poverty is the only load which is the heavier the more loved ones there are to assist in bearing it."

Jean Paul, German Author

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"Christianity does NOT replace the technical. When he tells you to feed the hungry and doesn't give you lessons in cookery. If you want to learn THAT, you must go to a cook rather than a Christian."

"Christianity does NOT replace the technical. When he tells you to feed the hungry and doesn't give you lessons in cookery. If you want to learn THAT, you must go to a cook rather than a Christian."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Realism, Christianity, Help, Knowledge

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"There are few sights sadder than a ruined book."

"There are few sights sadder than a ruined book."

Lemony Snicket, American Author

Literature, Books, Ruin, Loss, Preservation

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"Life is a wave of love in the ocean of time."

"Life is a wave of love in the ocean of time."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Life, Wave, Love, Time

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"Reality is in the ether, a blend of present-day experiences infused with one's memories and dreams. A life that is real to one is surreal to another."

"Reality is in the ether, a blend of present-day experiences infused with one's memories and dreams. A life that is real to one is surreal to another."

Fennel Hudson, British Author

Reality, Memory, Dream, Experience

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"Jesus reveals who He is through the living Word."

"Jesus reveals who He is through the living Word."

Jim George, American Author

Faith, Word, Revelation, Spiritual

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"If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees."

"If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees."

Hal Borland, American Author

Strength, Company, Patience, Trees

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"When this world is full of fashion, be unique by reflecting your own style."

"When this world is full of fashion, be unique by reflecting your own style."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Life, Fashion, Uniqueness, Self-Expression, Style

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"The more shared past there is in a relationship, the more present you need to be."

"The more shared past there is in a relationship, the more present you need to be."

Eckhart Tolle, German Author

Relationship, Presence, Past, Connection

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"If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there."

"If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there."

Robert Kiyosaki, American Author

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"Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success."

"Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success."

Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian Author

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"If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?"

"If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?"

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russian Author

Being, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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"Technology feeds on itself. Technology makes more technology possible."

"Technology feeds on itself. Technology makes more technology possible."

Alvin Toffler, American Author

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"Prayer in private results in boldness in public."

"Prayer in private results in boldness in public."

Edwin Louis Cole, American Author

Prayer, Boldness, Public, Results

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"When you have pictured and defined your desired legacy, allow your present life activities and efforts to begin reflecting the future you desire. Begin to do what you want to see, become involved in the causes you want to be a part of. Show your legatees how you want and expect things to be done after you are gone. This will enable them to fit the vision into their own as they make their own individual unique mark."

"When you have pictured and defined your desired legacy, allow your present life activities and efforts to begin reflecting the future you desire. Begin to do what you want to see, become involved in the causes you want to be a part of. Show your legatees how you want and expect things to be done after you are gone. This will enable them to fit the vision into their own as they make their own individual unique mark."

Archibald Marwizi, Zimbabwean Author

Motivation, Legacy, Vision, Life, Future

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"A woman once held a Canary in the palm of her hand and stroked her and whispered a careful warning. The canary, seeking some freedom to fly, went into the mine while the woman watched in worry. The mine was filled with toxic gases and the Canary began to sing. She flew into danger, realized the threats around her, and wished to return to a place of refuge."

"A woman once held a Canary in the palm of her hand and stroked her and whispered a careful warning. The canary, seeking some freedom to fly, went into the mine while the woman watched in worry. The mine was filled with toxic gases and the Canary began to sing. She flew into danger, realized the threats around her, and wished to return to a place of refuge."

Donna Lynn Hope, Jamaican Author

Survival, Danger, Warning, Freedom, Protection

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"That's why I'm talking to you. 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."

"That's why I'm talking to you. 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."

John Steinbeck, American Author

Insight, Observation, Perception, Truth, Reality

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"The last time he'd walked through a woman's dreams, she'd almost killed him."

"The last time he'd walked through a woman's dreams, she'd almost killed him."

Katie Reus, American Author

Suspense, Danger, Risk, Adventure

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"Don't just remain that accidental product."

"Don't just remain that accidental product."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Reflection, Accidental, Product, Growth, Life

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"Dreams has no limitations. Never give up on your dreams. Dream your dreams and ask God's help. Anything is possible."

"Dreams has no limitations. Never give up on your dreams. Dream your dreams and ask God's help. Anything is possible."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Strength, Dreams, Determination, Sacred

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"A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away."

"A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away."

Phyllis McGinley, American Author

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"Key the mind, and set the soul free."

"Key the mind, and set the soul free."

Anthony Liccione, American Author

Spiritual, Mind, Soul, Freedom, Key

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"Light is life. Life is love. Love is divine."

"Light is life. Life is love. Love is divine."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Spiritual, Light, Life, Love, Divine

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"If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere."

"If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere."

Zig Ziglar, American Author

Friendship, Friend

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"I never can imagine that a woman can do anything wrong, if they do then man made her to do it."

"I never can imagine that a woman can do anything wrong, if they do then man made her to do it."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Feminism, Women, Innocence, Blame, Love

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"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."

Helen Keller, American Author

Strength, Experience, Success, Soul, Character

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"Being Adam Parrish was a complicated thing, a wonder of muscles and organs, synapses and nerves. He was a miracle of moving parts, a study in survival. The most important thing to Adam Parrish, though, had always been free will, the ability to be his own master.This was the important thing.It had always been the important thing. This was what it was to be Adam."

"Being Adam Parrish was a complicated thing, a wonder of muscles and organs, synapses and nerves. He was a miracle of moving parts, a study in survival. The most important thing to Adam Parrish, though, had always been free will, the ability to be his own master.This was the important thing.It had always been the important thing. This was what it was to be Adam."

Maggie Stiefvater, American Author

Independence, Freedom, Identity, Survival, Self

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"In praising science, it does not follow that we must adopt the very poor philosophies which scientific men have constructed. In philosophy they have much more to learn than to teach."

"In praising science, it does not follow that we must adopt the very poor philosophies which scientific men have constructed. In philosophy they have much more to learn than to teach."

Dean Inge, English Author

Man, Men, Science, Philosophy, Poor

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"If human beings are fundamentally good, no government is necessary; if they are fundamentally bad, any government, being composed of human beings, would be bad also."

"If human beings are fundamentally good, no government is necessary; if they are fundamentally bad, any government, being composed of human beings, would be bad also."

Fred Woodworth, American Author

Government, Being

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"Before you find your soul mate, you must first discover your soul."

"Before you find your soul mate, you must first discover your soul."

Charles F. Glassman, American Author

Self, Soul, Discovery, Journey

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"Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water. The other third is covered with auditors from headquarters."

"Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water. The other third is covered with auditors from headquarters."

Norman Ralph Augustine, American Author

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"Try your hardest to combat atrophy and routine. To question The Obvious and the given is an essential element of the maxim 'de omnius dubitandum' [All is to be doubted]."

"Try your hardest to combat atrophy and routine. To question The Obvious and the given is an essential element of the maxim 'de omnius dubitandum' [All is to be doubted]."

Christopher Hitchens, American Author

Inquiry, Doubt, Philosophy, Thinking

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"Culture is the heartbeat of the organization and our society."

"Culture is the heartbeat of the organization and our society."

Pearl Zhu, American Author

Culture, Organization, Society, Identity

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"Ingenuity is the ability to solve difficult problems, often in an original and creative way."

"Ingenuity is the ability to solve difficult problems, often in an original and creative way."

Pearl Zhu, American Author

Creativity, Problem, Originality, Ability

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"Success lies not in our strength but our ability to do the right thing."

"Success lies not in our strength but our ability to do the right thing."

Abdulazeez Henry Musa, Nigerian Author

Ethics, Success, Integrity, Morality, Truth

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"I'm afraid i'll lose you if i share all that's real.i'm afraid i'll lose myself if i don't."

"I'm afraid i'll lose you if i share all that's real.i'm afraid i'll lose myself if i don't."

Scott Stabile, American Author

Sensitivity, Fear, Truth, Love

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"We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality."

"We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality."

Iris Murdoch, Irish Author

Life, Fantasy, Illusion, Reality

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"Listening is a discipline. It's all about being present at that moment in time."

"Listening is a discipline. It's all about being present at that moment in time."

Chris Murray, Irish Author

Communication, Listening, Discipline, Presence, Focus

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"Making good decisions is a skill anyone can develop with effort."

"Making good decisions is a skill anyone can develop with effort."

Mensah Oteh, Nigerian Author

Growth, Decision, Skill, Effort

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"A gem, like you, is made beautiful by being polished. It's not an easy undertaking, but a stone that exists undisturbed among others just is...but the most beautiful stand out because they face being alone, endure hardships and learn from what challenges them. Suffering purifies and makes beautiful, but only if the gem can shine."

"A gem, like you, is made beautiful by being polished. It's not an easy undertaking, but a stone that exists undisturbed among others just is...but the most beautiful stand out because they face being alone, endure hardships and learn from what challenges them. Suffering purifies and makes beautiful, but only if the gem can shine."

Donna Lynn Hope, Jamaican Author

Inspirational, Growth, Suffering, Strength, Beauty

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