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Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen. ↗

— Epictetus

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Silence is safer than speech. ↗

— Epictetus

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I say there is not more happiness for me than the freedom of my Homeland. ↗

— Islom Karimov

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It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble. ↗

— Epicurus

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The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool. ↗

— Epicurus

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To want fame is to prefer dying scorned than forgotten. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

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The resources of our continent attract, more than ever, the interests of rich countries. ↗

— Omar Bongo

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You should be able to afford health care for your family. You should be able to retire with dignity and respect. And you should be able to give your children the kind of education that allows them to dream even bigger, go even farther and accomplish even more than you could ever imagine. ↗

— Cory Booker

#accomplish #afford #allows #bigger #care

Felicity, the companion of content, is rather found in our own breasts than in the enjoyment of external things; and I firmly believe it requires but a little philosophy to make a man happy in whatever state he is. ↗

— Daniel Boone

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I plead for conservation of human culture, which is much more fragile than nature herself. We needn't destroy other cultures with the force of our own. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

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