#gathers

This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of for 100 years. People have been longing for this moment, because it symbolises a turning point in China's relationship with the outside world. ↗

— Ai Weiwei

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#because #been #beijing #china #dreaming

A silent man is easily reputed wise. A man who suffers none to see him in the common jostle and undress of life, easily gathers round him a mysterious veil of unknown sanctity, and men honor him for a saint. The unknown is always wonderful. ↗

— Frederick William Robertson

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#common #easily #gathers #him #honor

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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#brave #distress #gathers #grows #man