I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor. – Henry David Thoreau

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Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The thing I am most aware of is my limits. And this is natural; for I never, or almost never, occupy the middle of my cage; my whole being surges toward the bars. – André Gide, Journals, 4 August 1930

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When we lose our individual independence in the corporateness of a mass movement, we find a new freedom — freedom to hate, bully, lie, torture, murder and betray without shame and remorse. – Eric Hoffer

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He was a “how” thinker, not an “if” thinker. – Author Unknown

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