Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.

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"Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded."

- Fyodor Dostoevsky

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"The darker the night, the brighter the stars."

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"To live without Hope is to Cease to live."

- Fyodor Dostoevsky

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"Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment, and things left unsaid."

- Fyodor Dostoevsky

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"Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart."

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"Employees engage with employers and brands when they’re treated as humans worthy of respect."

- Meghan M. Biro

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"The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought and attended to my answer."

- Henry David Thoreau

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"The standard you walk past is the standard you accept."

- David Hurley

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"People get built different. We don’t have to figure it out. We just have to respect it."

- Princess Bubblegum

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"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say."

- Bryant McGill

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