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Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth. ↗

— Abraham Cahan

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Since, therefore, no man is born without faults, and he is esteemed the best whose errors are the least, let the wise man consider everything human as connected with himself; for in worldly affairs there is no perfect happiness under heaven. ↗

— Giraldus Cambrensis

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One never knows whether people have principles on principle or whether for their own personal satisfaction. ↗

— Karel Capek

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The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#blue #cathedrals #dome #everything #good

I'd rather have a search engine or a compiler on a deserted island than a game. ↗

— John Carmack

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But I think the real tension lies in the relationship between what you might call the pursuer and his quarry, whether it's the writer or the spy. ↗

— John le Carre

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He makes people pleased with him by making them first pleased with themselves. ↗

— Lord Chesterfield

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You must look into people as well as at them. ↗

— Lord Chesterfield

#look #must #people #them #well

God is another name for human intelligence raised above all error and imperfection, and extended to all possible truth. ↗

— William Ellery Channing

#another #error #extended #god #human

It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner state. ↗

— Rene Char

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