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Give me but one firm spot on which to stand, and I will move the earth.

On the action of a lever

Existence really is an imperfect tense that never becomes a present.

Friedrich Nietzsche

You should never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.

I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No. I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

Rabindranath Tagore

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

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If you see what is right and fail to act on it, you lack courage.

I have a heart with room for every joy.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive.

A great change in life is like a cold bath in winter — we all hesitate at the first plunge.

If you want work well done, select a busy man‚ the other kind has no time.

The enemy of a love is never outside, it's not a man or woman, it's what we lack in ourselves.