When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
ELEANOR ROOSEVELTFriendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
More Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes
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In all our contacts it is probably the sense of being really needed and wanted which gives us the greatest satisfaction and creates the most lasting bond.
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Great minds talk about ideas; small minds talk about people.
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In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves.
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Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
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You can’t move so fast that you try to change the mores faster than people can accept it.
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To be a citizen in a democracy, a human being must be given a healthy start.
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When you stop learning you stop living in any vital and meaningful sense.
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Love can often be misguided and do as much harm as good, but respect can do only good.
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It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
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No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
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Anyone who thinks must think of the next war as they would of suicide.
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You should always own a black dress because no one ever remembers a black dress.
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Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.
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Good leaders inspire people to have confidence in their leader. Great leaders inspire people to have confidence in themselves.
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Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
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