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Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning! It is indeed by so doing that we can say the letter kills and the spirit gives life. ↗

— Voltaire

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What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning. ↗

— Barbara de Angelis

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I think there is an element of nihilism about, but I don't think most artists feel their work is meaningless. ↗

— Leonard Baskin

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Anger elicits anger, fear elicits fear, no matter how well meaning we may be. ↗

— Martha Beck

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Have all the hopes of ages come to naught? Is life no more with noble meaning fraught? ↗

— Ada Cambridge

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All that passes is raised to the dignity of expression; all that happens is raised to the dignity of meaning. Everything is either symbol or parable. ↗

— Paul Claudel

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Money cannot buy peace of mind. It cannot heal ruptured relationships, or build meaning into a life that has none. ↗

— Richard M. DeVos

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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak. ↗

— Epictetus

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Care less for your harvest than for how it is shared and your life will have meaning and your heart will have peace. ↗

— Kent Nerburn

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Expression, to a great extent, is a matter of terms, and terms are anyone's. The meaning of 'God' may have a billion interpretations if there be that many souls in the world. ↗

— Charles Ives

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