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Quote by Paul Valéry
Every man expects some miracle — either from his mind or fr

Every man expects some miracle — either from his mind or from his body or from someone else or from events. – Paul Valéry

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We look for some reward of our endeavours and are disappointed; not success, not happiness, not even peace of conscience, crowns our ineffectual efforts to do well. – Robert Louis Stevenson, “Pulvis et umbra,” 1888

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People in distress will sometimes prefer a problem that is familiar to a solution that is not. – Neil Postman

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No healthy civilization can ever be reared on a foundation of devitalized work. – William Ralph Inge

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The professional military mind is by necessity an inferior and unimaginative mind; no man of high intellectual quality would willingly imprison his gifts in such a calling. – H.G. Wells, The Outline of History, 1920

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Elijah went before the people and said, How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him. But the people said nothing. 1 Kings 18:21 – Bible

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There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples my philosophy is kindness. – Dalai Lama

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Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier. – Albert Schweitzer

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Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty. – Edmund Burke

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