Those who are quite satisfied sit still and do nothing; those who

Those who are quite satisfied sit still and do nothing; those who are not quite satisfied are the sole benefactors of the world. – Walter Savage Landor

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When we look on the characters of man and woman, we cannot but perceive that neither is perfect by itself, but that each needs the other for its perfection…. Hence the one must be softened by tender emotions, and the other strengthened by firmness. – Frederick A. Rauch, Psychology; or, A View of the Human Soul: Including Anthropo

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Most people are good. They may not be saints, but they are good. – Jimmy Wales, speech

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If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of others. – François VI de la Rochefoucault

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To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions. – Marcus Aurelius

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