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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote – What Lies Within Us

“What lies before us and what lies behind us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson ...

Judged On The Basis Of Its Weakest Members

"Any society, any nation, is judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members." ...

John Stuart Mill Quote – Eccentricity In A Society

"The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained." - John Stuart Mill ...

Eleanor Roosevelt Quote – Courage Is More Exhilarating Than Fear

"Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful ...

Carl Jung Quote – An Understanding of Ourselves

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” - Carl Jung ...

Soren Kierkegaard Quote – Until God Is Heard

"As my prayer became more attentive and inward, I had less and less to say. I finally became completely silent.... This is how it is. To pray does not mean to listen to oneself speaking. Prayer involves becoming silent, and ...

Paul Brooks Quote – Nobody Calls The Cops

"In America today you can murder land for private profit. You can leave the corpse for all to see, and nobody calls the cops." - Paul Brooks ...

Jelaluddin Rumi Quote – I Then Looked Into My Heart

"I tried to find Him on the Christian cross, but He was not there; I went to the temple of the Hindus and to the old pagodas, but I could not find a trace of Him anywhere. I searched on ...

Walter Lippmann Quote – When All Men Think Alike

"When all men think alike, no one thinks very much." - Walter Lippmann ...
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Quote – Beliefs, Struggle, and Victory

“The ones I pity are the ones who never stick out their neck for something they believe, never know the taste of moral struggle, and never have the thrill of victory.” Jonathan Kozol ...