We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.

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It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.

It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.

We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true, they ruin our dreams.

We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true, they ruin our dreams.

Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses

Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion, even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless.

Sometimes we feel the loss of a prejudice as a loss of vigor.

Sometimes we feel the loss of a prejudice as a loss of vigor.

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    Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.

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