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  • At school he had done things which had formerly seemed to him very horrid and made him feel disgusted with himself when he did them; but when later on he saw that such actions were done by people of good position and that they did not regard them as wrong, he was able not exactly to regard them as right, but to forget about them entirely or not be at all troubled at remembering them.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , School Quotes , People Quotes
  • Probably I'm more of a fan of the literary references than the pop-culture references. But I do go to the pop-culture well quite frequently because people, I think, are sort of inherently ready to laugh at that. It's a free laugh almost. Usually, everybody gets it.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Adam Reed Quotes , Thinking Quotes , People Quotes
  • One must see in every human being only that which is worthy of praise. When this is done, one can be a friend to the whole human race. If, however, we look at people from the standpoint of their faults, then being a friend to them is a formidable task............ .....Thus is it incumbent upon us, when we direct our gaze toward other people, to see where they excel, not where they fail.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Abdu'l-Bahá Quotes , Race Quotes , People Quotes
  • A people fired ... with love of their country and of liberty, a zeal for the public good, and a noble emulation of glory, will not be disheartened or dispirited by a succession of unfortunate events. But like them, may we learn by defeat the power of becoming invincible.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Abigail Adams Quotes , Country Quotes , People Quotes
  • When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his work and careful in speech. He avails himself to people of the Tao and thereby corrects himself. This is the kind of person of whom you can say, "he loves learning."
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Confucius Quotes , Men Quotes , People Quotes
  • If... many influential people have failed to understand, or have just forgotten, what we were up against in the Cold War and how we overcame it, they are not going to be capable of securing, let alone enlarging, the gains that liberty has made.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Margaret Thatcher Quotes , War Quotes , People Quotes