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" It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate. "

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" It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words. "

" A grievance is most poignant when almost redressed. "

" In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. "

" The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to droop. "

" Unpredictability, too, can become monotonous. "

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" There is in most passions a shrinking away from ourselves. The passionate pursuer has all the earmarks of a fugitive. "

" There is no loneliness greater than the loneliness of a failure. The failure is a stranger in his own house. "

" The beginning of thought is in disagreement - not only with others but also with ourselves. "

" We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves. "

" The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle. "

" Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith. "

" We feel free when we escape - even if it be but from the frying pan to the fire. "

" Sometimes we feel the loss of a prejudice as a loss of vigor. "

" A heresy can spring only from a system that is in full vigor. "

" We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand. "

" When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. "

" Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves. "

" Far more crucial than what we know or do not know is what we do not want to know. "

" To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance. "

" There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other. "

" Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing. "

" Man was nature's mistake she neglected to finish him and she has never ceased paying for her mistake. "

" When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths. "

" Youth itself is a talent, a perishable talent. "

" A man by himself is in bad company. "

" It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence. "