Ordinary men hate solitude. But the master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe.

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"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."

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"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love."

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"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves."

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"A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves."

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"To lead people, walk beside them."

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"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."

- Archer

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"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."

- Paine

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"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."

- Eric Sevareid

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"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"

- Theodor Seuss Geisel

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"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."

- G.K. Chesterton

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