"It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship."

Colette, Sidonie Gabrielle on courtesy   

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful."

Schweitzer, Albert on success
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"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit."

Schweitzer, Albert on cooperation
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"The awareness that we are all human beings together has become lost in war and through politics. "

Schweitzer, Albert on uncategorised
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"You can handle people more successfully by enlisting their feelings than by convincing their reason."

Parker, Paul P. on praise
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"Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward."

Ford, Henry on adversity
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"Opportunity makes a thief."

Bacon, Francis on opportunity   

"Memory is the mother of all wisdom."

Aeschylus on memory
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"Big words seldom accompany good deeds."

Proverb, Danish on action   

"Wise men do not quarrel with each other."

Proverb, Danish on quarrels
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"Better to ask twice than to lose your way once."

Proverb, Danish on ask
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"Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers."

McLaughlin, Mignon on conformity
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"Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself."

Balzac, Honore De on acceptance
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