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It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself. – Epicurus

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Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic. – Jean Sibelius

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The horizon, to remind you of your courage, sends its gentle waves of confidence to kiss your feet. – Dodinsky, www.dodinsky.com

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Our ordinary mind always tries to persuade us that we are nothing but acorns and that our greatest happiness will be to become bigger, fatter, shinier acorns; but that is of interest only to pigs. Our faith gives us knowledge of something better: that we can become oak trees. – E.F. Schumacher

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People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet. – SaÊ¿dÄ«

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