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Language... has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word "solitude" to express the glory of being alone. ↗

— Paul Tillich

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To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830 saying the entire industrial revolution is over because some textile manufacturers in Manchester went broke. ↗

— Alvin Toffler

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Forbearance is the root of quietness and assurance forever. ↗

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

#forbearance #forever #quietness #root

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

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We have not sought this conflict; we have sought too long to avoid it; our forbearance has been construed into weakness, our magnanimity into fear, until the vindication of our manhood, as well as the defence of our rights, is required at our hands. ↗

— Robert Toombs

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The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness. ↗

— Lao Tzu

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As Buddy Rich, for instance, broke into the business at the age of three, I think it was, on drums, so indeed did I break into the business at the age of four as a singer. ↗

— Mel Torme

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Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires. ↗

— Lao Tzu

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Sometimes my life opened its eyes in the dark. A feeling as if crowds drew through the streets in blindness and anxiety on the way towards a miracle, while I invisibly remain standing. ↗

— Tomas Transtromer

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It's good to follow the path of personal happiness to some extent. People tend to get upset however when you drive a steamroller down it. ↗

— Simon Travaglia

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