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Cicero

Cicero

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Before beginning, plan carefully.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

Only a fool gives lectures

Only a fool gives lectures on drowning during a drought.
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Calvin S. Hall

Calvin S. Hall

Effective thinking consists of being

Effective thinking consists of being able to arrive at the truth truth being defined as that which exists.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

Never trust a man who

Never trust a man who can forget his debt.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

Never put in front of

Never put in front of you what you don’t want inside you.
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Emeasoba George

Emeasoba George

A walk with God almighty

A walk with God almighty is a walk into a glorious future/end.
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West African Saying

West African Saying

No one is without knowledge

No one is without knowledge except him who asks no questions.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

Never build your future around

Never build your future around your past.
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Emeasoba George

Emeasoba George

No matter who you're/what you're

No matter who you're/what you're doing presently, you will be gone someday. Oh! Yes! So, strive to live behind you positive legacies that will outlive you/speak for you for years after your demise.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

Maturity is the ability to

Maturity is the ability to discern the ignorant without discussing them.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

Jealousy is the evidence that

Jealousy is the evidence that you haven’t discerned yet your own assignment.
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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

I believe that one of

I believe that one of life's greatest risks is never daring to risk.
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Emeasoba George

Emeasoba George

Live for true love for

Live for true love for life. For, you ought to live for true love throughout your lifetime.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

If you want my money,

If you want my money, you have authorized me to examine how you spend yours.
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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

One's first step in wisdom

One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

I know your I.Q. the

I know your I.Q. the moment when you open your mouth.
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Emeasoba George

Emeasoba George

To truly love all is

To truly love all is demanding. But, dare to truly love all anyway.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

He who is not grateful

He who is not grateful for the good things he has won’t be happy with the things he wishes he had.
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Manly P. Hall

Manly P. Hall

The way of heaven can

The way of heaven can be known and experienced through the heart.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

Forgiveness is not the removal

Forgiveness is not the removal of your memory but the removal of your pain.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

Everything you want in your

Everything you want in your future is already in your present.
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Emeasoba George

Emeasoba George

If you're engraced, then you

If you're engraced, then you must be great in life sooner or later.
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Vikrant Parsai

Vikrant Parsai

Everybody hurts somebody somewhere.

Everybody hurts somebody somewhere.
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Alexis Sayle

Alexis Sayle

Americans and British have different

Americans and British have different ways of saying things. They say 'elevator,' we say 'lift' ... they say 'President,' we say 'stupid psychopathic git.'
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