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A great man’s greatest good luck is to die at the right time.

Eric Hoffer

People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.
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Attitude Character Food Hands People
Children are the keys of paradise.
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Children Heaven Key One Liner
A great man’s greatest good luck is to die at the right time.
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Goodness Greatness Luck Man Right Time
Every successful person has had failures but repeated failure is no guarantee of eventual success.
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Chance Failure Person Repeat Success
Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.
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Deep Faith Lost Wisdom
Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.
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Faith Hate Man People Yourself
Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.
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Ability Creativity Introduction Nature
We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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Reality Understand
Fair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us.
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Blame Fair Play Wrong
Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
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Charm Difference Growth Stupidity
Unlike the pattern which seems to prevail in the rest of life, in the human species the weak not only survive but often triumph over the strong. The self-hatred inherent in the weak unlocks energies far more formidable then those mobilized by an ordinary struggle for existence.
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Energy Existence Hate Human Life Pattern Strong Struggle Survive Weakness Win
The future belongs to the learners-not the knowers.
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Future Learning World
Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.
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Betrayal Help People
Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.
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Frustration Greatness Oneself Philosophy Satisfaction Wisdom
There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.
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Doubt Humility Life Practice Selfish Worth
Self-contempt, however vague, sharpens our eyes for the imperfections of others. We usually strive to reveal in others the blemishes we hide in ourselves.
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Eyes Fade Hide Imperfection Ourselves Reveal Scars

A great man’s greatest good luck is to die at the right time.

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