To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

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"It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not."

- Andre Gide

Love

"“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”"

- Andre Gide

Love

"A caterpillar who seeks to know himself would never become a butterfly."

- Andre Gide

Self-awareness

"It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves."

- Andre Gide

Personal Growth

"Be faithful to that which exists within yourself."

- Andre Gide

Self-esteem

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"We have raised the bar. … But that doesn’t raise it just for the youth. That raises it for the parents, who have the primary responsibility for teaching their children principles. That raises it for the leaders. That raises it for the teachers. We’ve all got to take a step up in a world that is unraveling as fast as this one is."

- President M. Russell Ballard

Responsibility

"Obstacles can’t stop you. Problems can’t stop you. People can’t stop you. Only you can stop you."

- Unknown

Responsibility

"Life comes at a cost. Wouldn’t it be arrogant to die before you’ve repaid that debt?"

- Yuuji Kazami

Responsibility

"You can’t win a game by doing nothing. And if someone else wins it for you then you haven’t accomplished anything. Life is the same way."

- Junichirou Kagami

Responsibility

"Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country."

- John F. Kennedy

Responsibility