If men were wise, the most arbitrary princes could not hurt them. If they are not wise, the freest government is compelled to be a tyranny.

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"I am in you and you in me, mutual in divine love."

- William Blake

Love

"Love to faults is always blind, / Always is to joys inclined, / Lawless, winged, and unconfined, / And breaks all chains from every mind."

- William Blake

Love

"Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night."

- William Blake

Balance

"Where mercy, love, and pity dwell, there God is dwelling too."

- William Blake

Compassion

"The busy bee has no time for sorrow"

- William Blake

Happiness

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"It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent."

- Charlie Munger

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"So be careful to live your life wisely, not foolishly."

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"In old age is wisdom; understanding in a long life."

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"Keep your friends close, your enemies closer and receipts for all major purchases."

- Bridger Winegar

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"Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."

- Zimbabwean Proverb

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