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Cicero

Cicero

The magistrates are the ministers

The magistrates are the ministers for the laws, the judges their interpreters, the rest of us are servants of the law, that we all may be free.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

The quality of your work

The quality of your work is the seed for the quality of your life.
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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

It is confidence in our

It is confidence in our bodies, minds and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures, new directions to grow in, and new lessons to learn - which is what life is all about.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

The people who are comfortable

The people who are comfortable with your weakness are only making it easier for you to fail.
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Cicero

Cicero

The eyes like sentinel occupy

The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

The key to success is

The key to success is not seeing how much you can do, but doing one thing you love most with excellence.
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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

First there is a time

First there is a time when we believe everything, then for a little while we believe with discrimination, then we believe nothing whatever, and then we believe everything again - and, moreover, give reasons why we believe.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

The future of every man

The future of every man is determined by the woman he trusts.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

The future is that time

The future is that time when you will wish you had done what you are not doing now.
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Cicero

Cicero

Life is nothing without friendship.

Life is nothing without friendship.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

The deadliest relationship is life

The deadliest relationship is life is the person who destroys your hope.
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Doug Hall

Doug Hall

Fun is fundamental. There is

Fun is fundamental. There is no way around it. You absolutely must have fun. Without fun, there is no enthusiasm. Without enthusiasm, there is no energy. Without energy, there are only shades of gray.
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Cicero

Cicero

Silence is one of the

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

The day you get angry

The day you get angry at your failures is the day you start winning.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

Stress is the proof you

Stress is the proof you are attempting something that God didn't order you.
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Sir George Savile

Sir George Savile

The vanity of teaching doth

The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a blockhead.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

Something you are doing everyday

Something you are doing everyday is what your children will remember the rest of their lives.
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Cicero

Cicero

They condemn what they do

They condemn what they do not understand.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

People who wrestle with their

People who wrestle with their consciences usually go for two falls out of three.
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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

The key to realizing a

The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.
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Cicero

Cicero

I never admire another's fortune

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

People rarely discuss the things

People rarely discuss the things that trouble them most.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

People don’t desire their future,

People don’t desire their future, they decide their habits and their habits decide their future.
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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

What a blessing it would

What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes
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