Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELTIt isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
More Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes
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You always admire what you really don’t understand.
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A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
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Great minds talk about ideas; small minds talk about people.
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When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
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We do not have to become heroes overnight.
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Each time you learn something new you must readjust the whole framework of your knowledge
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A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.
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It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know.
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People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.
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If you fail the first time then you’ll just have to try harder the second time.
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If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault.
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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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We gain courage and wisdom from every instance in which we stop to look fear in the face
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It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
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Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual you have an obligation to be one.
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