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An evil person damages not only others but himself. —After SOCRATES

“We would think a man insane who, instead of covering his house with a roof and putting windows in his window frames, goes out in stormy weather, and scolds the wind, the rain, and the clouds. But we all do the same when we scold and blame the evil in other people instead of fighting the evil which exists in us.” —Tolstoy

“It is much better to believe that everything which God makes for us is good than to believe in all the pleasures of paradise.” —Tolstoy

“We should be ready to change our views at any time, and slough off prejudices, and live with an open and receptive mind. A sailor who sets the same sails all the time, without making changes when the wind changes, will never reach his harbor.” —Henry George

“Beware of everything which puts an obstacle between you and God.” —Tolstoy

“Perfection is impossible without humility. “Why should I strive for perfection, if I am already good enough?” The higher the position you occupy among other people, the more humble you should be.” —from Apocrypha

As we bring up our children, we have to remember that we are caretakers of the future. By improving their education, we improve the future of mankind, the future of this world. —After Immanuel Kant

“A constant flow of thoughts expressed by other people can stop and deaden your own thought and your own initiative…. That is why constant learning softens your brain…. Stopping the creation of your own thoughts to give room for the thoughts from other books reminds me of Shakespeare’s remark about his contemporaries whoz sold their land in order to see other countries.” —Arthur Schopenhauer

“Christian teaching is so simple that even small children can understand its meaning. Those people cannot understand it, and only those, who want to seem and to be called Christians without being real Christians.” —Tolstoy

“Do not force another person to do what you can do by yourself.” —Thomas Jefferson

God tests everyone, one with wealth, another with poverty. A rich man is tested in whether he would extend an arm of support to those who need it; a poor man in whether he would bear all his sufferings without discontent and with obedience. —The Talmud

“Be afraid to destroy the unity of people by stirring bad feelings amongst them against another with your words.” —Tolstoy

“Kind people help each other even without noticing that they are doing so, and evil people act against each other on purpose.” —CHINESE PROVERB