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"Grown men can learn from very little children for the hearts of little children are pure. Therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss."

"Grown men can learn from very little children for the hearts of little children are pure. Therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss."

Black Elk, American Leader

Man, Men, People, Children, May

15

"Reverence for nature is part of our shared heritage. Combating climate change is in our enlightened self-interest."

"Reverence for nature is part of our shared heritage. Combating climate change is in our enlightened self-interest."

Narendra Modi, Indian Leader

Climate, Environment, Nature, Sustainability

15

"I cannot tell how much my heart suffered for my people while at Leavenworth."

"I cannot tell how much my heart suffered for my people while at Leavenworth."

Chief Joseph, American Leader

15

"Don't talk to me about a man's being able to talk sense; everyone can talk sense. Can he talk nonsense?"

"Don't talk to me about a man's being able to talk sense; everyone can talk sense. Can he talk nonsense?"

William Pitt, British Leader

Being, Man, Nonsense, Talk

15

"Remember the rights of the savage, as we call him. Remember that the happiness of his humble home, remember that the sanctity of life in the hill villages of Afghanistan, among the winter snows, is as inviolable in the eye of Almighty God, as can be your own."

"Remember the rights of the savage, as we call him. Remember that the happiness of his humble home, remember that the sanctity of life in the hill villages of Afghanistan, among the winter snows, is as inviolable in the eye of Almighty God, as can be your own."

William E. Gladstone, British Leader

Happiness, Life, Home, God

15

"I know now what this meant, that the bison were the gift of a good spirit and were our strength, but we should lose them, and from the same good spirit we must find another strength."

"I know now what this meant, that the bison were the gift of a good spirit and were our strength, but we should lose them, and from the same good spirit we must find another strength."

Black Elk, American Leader

Strength, Now, Spirit

15

"Whoever realizes that the six senses aren't real, that the five aggregates are fictions, that no such things can be located anywhere in the body, understands the language of Buddhas."

"Whoever realizes that the six senses aren't real, that the five aggregates are fictions, that no such things can be located anywhere in the body, understands the language of Buddhas."

Bodhidharma, Indian Leader

Body, Language, Senses

15

"The fabled musk deer searches the world over for the source of the scent which comes from itself."

"The fabled musk deer searches the world over for the source of the scent which comes from itself."

Ramakrishna, Indian Leader

15

"They have a right to censure that have a heart to help."

"They have a right to censure that have a heart to help."

William Penn, English Leader

Heart, Censure, Help, Right

15

"Political work is the life-blood of all economic work."

"Political work is the life-blood of all economic work."

Mao Tse Tung, Chinese Leader

15

"To enjoy enduring success we should travel a little in advance of the world."

"To enjoy enduring success we should travel a little in advance of the world."

John McDonald, Canadian Leader

Success, Travel, World

15

"He that lives to live forever, never fears dying."

"He that lives to live forever, never fears dying."

William Penn, English Leader

15

"The greatest purveyor of violence in the world : My own Government, I can not be Silent."

"The greatest purveyor of violence in the world : My own Government, I can not be Silent."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Activism, Violence, Government, Silence, Ethics

15

"Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will."

"Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will."

Bodhidharma, Indian Leader

15

"Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?"

"Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?"

Brigham Young, American Leader

Listening, May, Silence

15

"More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him."

"More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him."

Ramakrishna, Indian Leader

God, Infinite, May, Name

15

"To have a body is to suffer."

"To have a body is to suffer."

Bodhidharma, Indian Leader

15

"Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle. The modern industrial proletariat does not belong to the category of such classes."

"Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle. The modern industrial proletariat does not belong to the category of such classes."

Vladimir Lenin, Russian Leader

Cause, Causes, Despair, Evil, Struggle

15

"Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking."

"Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Ambition, Circumstances, Thinking

15

"The intensity of your desire governs the power with which the force is directed."

"The intensity of your desire governs the power with which the force is directed."

John McDonald, Canadian Leader

Power, Desire, Force

15

"Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house."

"Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house."

Ramakrishna, Indian Leader

Soul, Body, Disease, Tax

15

"Gentleness, self-sacrifice, and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion."

"Gentleness, self-sacrifice, and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Unity, Generosity, Possession, Race, Religion

15

"Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place."

"Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place."

Tecumseh, American Leader

Friendship, Friend, Lonely, Meeting, Word

15

"To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent."

"To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent."

Buddha, Indian Leader

Death, People, Life, Road

15

"What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts and acts of the moment that create your future. The outline of your future path already exists, for you created its pattern by your past."

"What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts and acts of the moment that create your future. The outline of your future path already exists, for you created its pattern by your past."

Sai Baba, Indian Leader

Thought, Thoughts, Future, Now, Past

15

"A man can't ride your back unless it's bent."

"A man can't ride your back unless it's bent."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Wisdom, Man, Martin Luther King

15

"If I look at the mass, I will never act. If I look at the one, I will."

"If I look at the mass, I will never act. If I look at the one, I will."

Mother Teresa, Albanian Leader

Strategy, Action, Focus, Choice, Impact

15

"Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside down."

"Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside down."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Activism, Change, Hope, Youth, Determination

15

"Sunrise offered a very beautiful spectacle; the water was quite unruffled, but the motion communicated by the tides was so great that, although there was not a breath of air stirring, the sea heaved slowly with a grand and majestic motion."

"Sunrise offered a very beautiful spectacle; the water was quite unruffled, but the motion communicated by the tides was so great that, although there was not a breath of air stirring, the sea heaved slowly with a grand and majestic motion."

George Grey, New Zealander Leader

Sea, Tides, Water, Newzealander

15

"It is any day better to stand erect with a broken and bandaged head then to crawl on one's belly, in order to be able to save one's head."

"It is any day better to stand erect with a broken and bandaged head then to crawl on one's belly, in order to be able to save one's head."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Persistence, Day, Order

15

"He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end."

"He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end."

William Penn, English Leader

Altruism, End, Paradise, Reward

15

"Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants."

"Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants."

William Penn, English Leader

Man, Men, God, Will

15

"My father was the first to see through the schemes of the white man."

"My father was the first to see through the schemes of the white man."

Chief Joseph, American Leader

Family, Father, First, Man

15

"If the search engines don't respect the creators, there won't be anything to search in the future because creators have to make a living too."

"If the search engines don't respect the creators, there won't be anything to search in the future because creators have to make a living too."

Patricia Schroeder, American Leader

Future, Living, Respect

15

"There is a serious tendency toward capitalism among the well-to-do peasants."

"There is a serious tendency toward capitalism among the well-to-do peasants."

Mao Tse Tung, Chinese Leader

15

"I think theatre should always be somewhat suspect."

"I think theatre should always be somewhat suspect."

Vaclav Havel, Czechoslovakian Leader

15

"The Egyptians could run to Egypt, the Syrians into Syria. The only place we could run was into the sea, and before we did that we might as well fight."

"The Egyptians could run to Egypt, the Syrians into Syria. The only place we could run was into the sea, and before we did that we might as well fight."

Golda Meir, Israeli Leader

15

"The candidates before you know that the IFP has set up a system of deployed IFP national and provincial leaders who are not only monitoring the performance of candidates during these elections but will also do so after these elections."

"The candidates before you know that the IFP has set up a system of deployed IFP national and provincial leaders who are not only monitoring the performance of candidates during these elections but will also do so after these elections."

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African Leader

Performance, Elections, Leaders, Will

15

"Words do not pay for my dead people."

"Words do not pay for my dead people."

Chief Joseph, American Leader

15

"The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs."

"The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs."

Charles de Gaulle, French Leader

15

"An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts."

"An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts."

Otto von Bismarck, German Leader

15

"I sum up the prospects for 1967 in three short sentences. We are back on course. The ship is picking up speed. The economy is moving. Every seaman knows the command at such a moment: 'steady as she goes'."

"I sum up the prospects for 1967 in three short sentences. We are back on course. The ship is picking up speed. The economy is moving. Every seaman knows the command at such a moment: 'steady as she goes'."

James Callaghan, English Leader

15

"My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people."

"My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people."

Chief Joseph, American Leader

Family, Father, People, Eyes, Rest

15

"Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them."

"Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them."

Sai Baba, Indian Leader

Change, Life, Nature, End

15

"Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us."

"Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us."

Bodhidharma, Indian Leader

Philosophy, Karma

15

"The Indian race are waiting and praying."

"The Indian race are waiting and praying."

Chief Joseph, American Leader

15

"The day when a sportsman stops thinking above all else of the happiness in his own effort and the intoxication of the power and physical balance he derives from it, the day when he lets considerations of vanity or interest take over, on this day his ideal will die."

"The day when a sportsman stops thinking above all else of the happiness in his own effort and the intoxication of the power and physical balance he derives from it, the day when he lets considerations of vanity or interest take over, on this day his ideal will die."

Pierre de Coubertin, French Leader

Happiness, Power, Balance, Day

15

"Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend."

"Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend."

Mao Tse Tung, Chinese Leader

Thought, Flowers, Schools

15

"Startups are the engines of exponential growth, manifesting the power of innovation. Several big companies today are startups of yesterday. They were born with a spirit of enterprise and adventure kept alive due to hardwork and perseverance and today have become shining beacons of innovation."

"Startups are the engines of exponential growth, manifesting the power of innovation. Several big companies today are startups of yesterday. They were born with a spirit of enterprise and adventure kept alive due to hardwork and perseverance and today have become shining beacons of innovation."

Narendra Modi, Indian Leader

Startups, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Growth

15

"Your mind is nirvana."

"Your mind is nirvana."

Bodhidharma, Indian Leader

15

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