Quotes and thoughts

A dog cannot dissimulate, cannot deceive, cannot lie because it cannot speak.
Alex Munthe

It is not because things are hard that we don't dare; it is because we don't dare that they are hard.
Seneca

Who doesn't understand a look won't understand a long explanation either.
Arab proberb

True wisdom is in acknowledging one's own ignorance.
Socrates

Great souls have wills, weak ones only wishes.
Chinese proberb

With a closed fist you cannot shake hands.
Indira Gandhi

The smaller the heart, the more hate it bears.
Victor Hugo

If you see a giant, check out the suns position: it may be only the shadow of a pygmy.
Von Hardenberg

Whenever you see a good man, try to immitate him; whenever you see a bad man, examine yourself.
Confucius

When one does not live as he thinks, he ends up thinking as he acts.
Marcel

I would give everything I know for half of what I ignore.
Descartes

Those who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that stomp them.
Hoffer

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