Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
-Sallust
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It is well known that reading quickens the growth of a heart like nothing else.
-Catherynne M. Valente
As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
-Abraham Lincoln
As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she is perfectly satisfied.
-Oscar Wilde
The faith of every man, O Arjuna, accords with his nature, Man is made up of faith; as is his faith, so is he. The threefold austerity practiced with faith by men of balanced mind, without any expectation of reward, is said to be pure.
-Srimad Bhagavad Gita
It is a good practice to set apart at least one day in a year for the remembrance of one’s near and dear relatives, friends and learned people that are no more in keeping with our traditions; giving a new orientation to and infusing new life into practices that have become lifeless and meaningless to many.
-Scriptures
Quietly they moved down the calm and sacred river that had come down to earth so that its waters might flow over the ashes of those long dead, and that would continue to flow long after the human race had, through hatred and knowledge, burned itself out.
-Vikram Seth
The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God.
-Khalil Gibran
