The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

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"To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish without knowing what you have written."

- Jean Jacques Rousseau

Love

"Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves."

- Jean Jacques Rousseau

Awareness

"What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?"

- Jean Jacques Rousseau

Compassion

"The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless."

- Jean Jacques Rousseau

Inspiration

"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."

- Jean Jacques Rousseau

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"The youth of this generation have a greater capacity for obedience than any previous generation."

- Elder David A. Bednar

Strength

"He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior."

- Confucius

Strength

"The pain you feel today will show itself as strength tomorrow."

- Tunde Oyeneyin

Strength

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."

- Mahatma Gandhi

Strength

"Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don’t to achieve what others won’t."

- Henry Rollins

Strength