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Marcel Proust

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“Each reader reads only what is already inside himself. A book is only a sort of optical instrument which the writer offers to let the reader discover in himself what he would not have found without the aid of the book.”

– Marcel Proust

 

Edmund Burke

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“The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do
nothing”

– Edmund Burke

 

Larry Ellison

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“Dont assume they are right just because they are in authority or because they are experts.. Think things out for yourself. Come to your own judgement.”

– Larry Ellison

 

Paul Valery

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“The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.”

– Paul Valery

 

Sharon Salzberg

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“Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention.”

– Sharon Salzberg

 

Italian Proverb

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“It is not enough to aim; you must hit.”

– Italian Proverb

 

Po Bronson

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“As I get older, I’ve learned to listen to people rather than accuse them of things.”

– Po Bronson

 

Sophia Loren

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“Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.”

– Sophia Loren

 

Socrates

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“The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.”

– Socrates

 

Aldous Huxley

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“Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.”

– Aldous Huxley