See the flower, how generously it distributes perfume and honey. When its work is done, it falls away quietly. Try to be like the flower, unassuming despite all its qualities.

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"If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun."

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"If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved."

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"Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities."

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"Small aim is a crime."

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"You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear."

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"Simplicity is the easiest path to true beauty."

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"La vida es simple, pero insistimos en hacerla complicada."

- Confucio

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"Less is more."

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"I’ve spent my life trying to make things simpler. Because I find ultimately that complicated doesn’t reach the heart."

- Hans Zimmer

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"Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough."

- Charles Warner

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