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A wise man's goal shouldn't be to say something profound, but to say something useful.

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Never hide things from hardcore thinkers. They get more aggravated, more provoked by confusion than the most painful truths.
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One of the greatest gifts from God is the eternal perspective. It is a level of fearlessness, a level of understanding where one can experience even emotional harmony with God.
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It is easier for one to take risks and to chase his dreams with a mindset that he has nothing to lose. In this lies the immense passion, the great advantage of avoiding a materialistic, pleasure-filled way of life.
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The harder you fall, the heavier your heart the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal.
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The power of hope! Even a lack of ambition can, for a time, pay off as a necessary facet, as long as hope outweighs it.
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A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains.
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We are to love God most importantly so that we can grow to love people as he loved us, not so that we can feel more divine and worthy than the worldly.
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Ingredients to success: know what you do well, know what to do well, and know someone who's swell.
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The best people are always the worst. They drive everyone mad by being so good at second-guessing everything bad.
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Great philosophers become immortal - they make undeniable impacts on culture.
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If ever it's necessary to ride the bandwagon, it's done with one leg swinging out and eyes scoping the fields.
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Some concepts are so incredibly risky they take an honest fool to try to articulate them.
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Let what offends God offend me, and what God pardons, I pardon.
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When your only regret is if anyone thinks you regret anything - that is the definition of conviction.
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