Quote by Leon Trotsky
The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its mor

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves. – Leon Trotsky

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Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man. – Leon Trotsky

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Life is not an easy matter… You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness. – Leon Trotsky

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The historic ascent of humanity, taken as a whole, may be summarized as a succession of victories of consciousness over blind forces – in nature, in society, in man himself. – Leon Trotsky

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The colour of the skin is in no way connected with strength of the mind or intellectual powers. – Benjamin Banneker

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The strength of any weakness within us is the degree to which it is feared. – Guy Finley

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True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself. – Henry Miller

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You are talking to a man who can only play a plastic keyboard. Give me anything weighted and Ive had it. I havent got the strength in my fingers to push them down. So I dont get a lot of expression on the keyboard. – Midge Ure

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Do not do what you would undo if caught. – Leah Arendt

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Its really important to share the idea that being different might feel like a problem at the time, but ultimately diversity is a strength. – Carson Kressley

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Breathless, we flung us on a windy hill, Laughed in the sun, and kissed the lovely grass. – Rupert Brooke

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Were we any different? I think not, papa; for I recollect very well that I used to try to peep through the key-hole on Christmas Eve, and was greatly vexed that my good mother always hung a cloth before it. – C.C. Shackford, “Christmas Eve in Germany,” c.1870, from the German

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