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This document contains a collection of famous quotes from various historical figures and cultures. Some of the quotes discuss the value of humility, patience, and self-improvement. Others note that true success comes from hard work rather than seeking recognition. Additionally, the quotes observe that wisdom comes from life experiences both positive and negative, and that acts of kindness are more meaningful than wealth or status.

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This document contains a collection of famous quotes from various historical figures and cultures. Some of the quotes discuss the value of humility, patience, and self-improvement. Others note that true success comes from hard work rather than seeking recognition. Additionally, the quotes observe that wisdom comes from life experiences both positive and negative, and that acts of kindness are more meaningful than wealth or status.

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FAMOUS QUOTES

With enough 'ifs' we could put Paris in a bottle. -French saying

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has
already achieved, but at what he aspires to. -Kahlil Gibran, mystic, poet, and artist (1883-1931)

"As men, we are all equal in the presence of death." - Publilius Syrus

Who is content with nothing possesses all things. -Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux, poet (1636-1711)

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
-Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862)

To know how to hide one's ability is great skill. -Francois de La Rochefoucauld, writer (1613-1680)

The only wisdom we can hope to acquire is the wisdom of humility: Humility
is endless. -T.S Eliot, poet (1888-1965)

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
-Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. President (1809-1865)

A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives the rose. -Chinese proverb

There's no sauce in the world like hunger. -Miguel de Cervantes, novelist(1547-1616)

In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which
peers out in sleep. -Socrates, philosopher (469?-399 BCE)

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. -Chinese Proverb

Although gold dust is precious, when it gets in your eyes, it obstructs your vision. -Hsi-Tang

The only difference between saints and sinners is that every saint has a past while every sinner has a future.
-Oscar Wilde, writer (1854-1900)

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. -Moliere, actor and playwright (1622-1673)

No one has ever become poor by giving. -Anne Frank, Holocaust diarist(1929-1945)

An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy. -Spanish proverb

"You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was." -Irish Proverb

It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars. -Garrison Keillor, radio host and author (1942- )

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting
burned. -Buddha (c. 566-480BCE)

"The greatest victory a man can win is victory over himself." -Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

A successful man is one who makes more money than a wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find
such a man. -Lana Turner, actress(1921-1995)
One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. -Malayan Proverb

If you are planning for one year, grow rice. If you are planning for 20 years, grow trees. If you are planning for
centuries, grow men. –Chinese proverb

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