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As to virtue . . . it is an act of the will, a habit which increas

As to virtue . . . it is an act of the will, a habit which increases the quantity, intensity and quality of life. It builds up, strengthens and vivifies personality. – Alexis Carrel

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Those who desire to rise as high as our human condition allows, must renounce intellectual pride, the omnipotence of clear thinking, belief in the absolute power of logic. – Alexis Carrel

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power
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Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance; it appears to be the extrasensory perception of reality. – Alexis Carrel

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Intuition
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It is by no means certain that our individual personality is the single inhabitant of these our corporeal frames… We all do things both awake and asleep which surprise us. Perhaps we have cotenants in this house we live in. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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People with insufficient personalities are fond of cats. These people adore being ignored. – Henry Morgan

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Peoples personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not. – Francois de la Rochefoucauld

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A man should not strive to eliminate his complexes but to get into accord with them: they are legitimately what directs his conduct in the world. – Sigmund Freud

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Patience is the companion of wisdom. – St. Augustine

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No matter how many modern parts I do, people still refer to me as Mrs. Costume Drama. Fight Club is a studio pic, and Ive done very few of those. Ive got a feeling its going to change things for me. – Helena Bonham Carter

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