Quote by Thor Heyerdahl
A civilized nation can have no enemies, and one cannot draw a line

A civilized nation can have no enemies, and one cannot draw a line across a map, a line that doesnt even exist in nature and say that the ugly enemy lives on the one side, and good friends live on the other. – Thor Heyerdahl

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One learns more from listening than speaking.And both the wind and the people who continue to live close to nature still have much to tell us which we cannot hear within university walls. – Thor Heyerdahl

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Nature
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Those who have experienced the most, have suffered so much that they have ceased to hate. Hate is more for those with a slightly guilty conscience, and who by chewing on old hate in times of peace wish to demonstrate how great they were during the war. – Thor Heyerdahl

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Peace
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I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesnt occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea. – Thor Heyerdahl

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The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit. – Aristotle

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Thus, anybody who follows this nature and gives way its states will be led into quarrels and conflicts, and go against the conventions and rules of society, and will end up a criminal. – Xun Zi

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Human nature is what Heaven supplies. – Xun Zi

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The Ukrainian community is tight-knit by nature. – Vera Farmiga

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