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" The soul's joy lies in doing. "

Percy Bysshe Shelley

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" The world is a diverse place. Nobody has a monopoly on virtue or wisdom. "

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" When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity. "

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" A prudent question is one-half of wisdom. "

" We can't really digest food unless there's hunger. So we can't really assimilate spiritual wisdom unless we feel the need for it. "

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" Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim. "

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" When in doubt, don't. "

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" Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. "

" Never give up, which is the lesson I learned from boxing. As soon as you learn to never give up, you have to learn the power and wisdom of unconditional surrender, and that one doesn't cancel out the other; they just exist as contradictions. The wisdom of it comes as you get older. "

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" Surely, God on high has not refused to give us enough wisdom to find ways to bring us an improvement in relations between the two great nations on earth. "

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" There is a universal, intelligent, life force that exists within everyone and everything. It resides within each one of us as a deep wisdom, an inner knowing. We can access this wonderful source of knowledge and wisdom through our intuition, an inner sense that tells us what feels right and true for us at any given moment. "

" Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it. "

" One of the best pieces of wisdom I ever got is you work because you work, meaning you work because you're saying yes to things, and you're connecting with people. "

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" You must learn day by day, year by year to broaden your horizon. The more things you love, the more you are interested in, the more you enjoy, the more you are indignant about, the more you have left when anything happens. "

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" It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err. "

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