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Quote by Edith Wharton
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People pay for what they do, and still more, for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it simply: by the lives they lead. – Edith Wharton

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There are moments when a mans imagination, so easily subdued to what it lives in, suddenly rises above its daily level and surveys the long windings of destiny. – Edith Wharton

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Imagination
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There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who shines it or be the mirror who reflects it. – Edith Wharton

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My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand. – Thích Nhất Hạnh

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Without the karma of good deeds, they are only destroying themselves. – Sri Guru Granth Sahib

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Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein. – Proverb

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If a householder moulds himself according to the circumstances just like nature moulds Herself according to seasons and performs his Karma then only shall he acquire happiness. – Rig Veda

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The printed page conveys information and commitment, and requires active involvement. Television conveys emotion and experience, and its very limited in what it can do logically. Its an existential experience – there and then gone. – Bill Moyers

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