Quote by Andre Gide
It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, tha

It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. – Andre Gide

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Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrows joy is possible only if todays makes way for it that each wave owes the beauty of its line only to the withdrawal of the preceding one. – Andre Gide

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Beauty
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The young people who come to me in the hope of hearing me utter a few memorable maxims are quite disappointed. Aphorisms are not my forte, I say nothing but banalities…. I listen to them and they go away delighted. – Andre Gide

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Listening
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Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face. – Ronald Reagan

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Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Brave men are all vertebrates they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Men want the same thing from their underwear that they want from women: a little bit of support, and a little bit of freedom. – Jerry Seinfeld

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I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet. – Jesse Jackson

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Man has made use of his intelligence, he invented stupidity. – Remy de Gourmont

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I exercise at home – light cardio and yoga. – Danica McKellar

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The comfortable estate of widowhood is the only hope that keeps up a wifes spirits. – John Gay

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