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“No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.”
― L. Frank Baum, The Lost Princess of Oz

“What are you going to do? Everything, is my guess. It will be a little messy, but embrace the mess. It will be complicated, but rejoice in the complications.”
― Nora Ephron

“We are all worthy of one another.”
― Edward P. Jones, The Known World

“I was just telling Claire about a guy I met in bread class. I hate him, but he could be my soul mate.”
― Sarah Addison Allen, First Frost

“A diamond earns its value in the dirt.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Think, but don’t fret.
Ponder, but don’t worry.
Contemplate, but don’t fuss.
Decide, but don’t agonize.
Speak, but don’t babble.
Emphasize, but don’t exaggerate.
Debate, but don’t argue.
Confront, but don’t offend.
Challenge, but don’t provoke.
Praise, but don’t flatter.
Respect, but don’t cower.
Defy, but don’t threaten.
Oppose, but don’t antagonize.
Contradict, but don’t alienate.
Bow, but don’t yield.
Humor, but don’t insult.
Honor, but don’t idolize.
Revere, but don’t worship.
Pamper, but don’t spoil.
Assist, but don’t indulge.
Discipline, but don’t harm.
Chastise, but don’t bruise.
Adapt, but don’t settle.
Nurture, but don’t coddle.
Cherish, but don’t pander.
Admire, but don’t fawn.
Love, but don’t deify.
Extol, but don’t adore.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“God is not a racist.
God is not a sexist.
God is not a tribalist.
God is not a chauvinist.
God is not a fascist.
God is not an elitist.

God is a philanthropist.
God is a pacifist.
God is a feminist.
God is a pragmatist.
God is a humanist.
God is an idealist.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“.“We need to listen to each other deeply and patiently so that we can hear the silence behind our words.”
― Dheeraj Sharma, 15 STRANGERS : CONVERSATIONS THAT MEAN ‘A LIFETIME’

“Those thousands of artificial friends are irrelevant if we lose connection with those who are with us.”
― Dheeraj Sharma, 15 STRANGERS : CONVERSATIONS THAT MEAN ‘A LIFETIME’

“If you always look on the bright side, only good things will follow.”
― M.D. LaBelle