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- Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Mankind must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968), December 11, 1964
- Neither have they hearts to stay. Nor wit enough to run away.
- Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902)
- Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.
- Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650)
- A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
- Washington Irving (1783 - 1859)
- The true aim of everyone who aspires to be a teacher should be, not to impart his own opinions, but to kindle minds.
- Frederick William Robertson
- An understanding heart is everything in a teacher, and cannot be esteemed highly enough. One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feeling. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.
- Carl Jung (1875 - 1961)
- A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.
- Henry Fielding (1707 - 1754)
- Luxury is the wolf at the door and its fangs are the vanities and conceits germinated by success. When an artist learns this, he knows where the danger is.
- Tennessee Williams (1911 - 1983)
- Every contrivance of man, every tool, every instrument, every utensil, every article designed for use, of each and every kind, evolved from a very simple beginning.
- Robert Collier
- When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely-- the mind being your heart, your nerves, your ears- when you give your whole attention to it.
- Krishnamurti
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