Quote by Graham Greene
In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred years of demo

In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock! – Graham Greene

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It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself. – Graham Greene

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Trust
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I have often noticed that a bribe has that effect — it changes a relation. The man who offers a bribe gives away a little of his own importance; the bribe once accepted, he becomes the inferior, like a man who has paid for a woman. – Graham Greene

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The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace. – Carlos Santana

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Parents are not interested in justice, theyre interested in peace and quiet. – Bill Cosby

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Water is always a support or a healing thing apart from, you know, love or peace of mind. – Nastassja Kinski

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I can have peace of mind only when I forgive rather than judge. – Gerald Jampolsky

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