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Someone else’s action should not determine your response.
 
Melancholy: when we have sorrows without a name.
 
My neighbor's poverty makes me feel poor; my own does not.
 
I don’t know whether the universe, with its countless galaxies, stars and planets, has a deeper meaning or not, but at the very least, it is clear that we humans who live on this earth face the task of making a happy life for ourselves. Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the greatest degree of happiness.
 
Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake whole relationships.
 
A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.
 
A little hypocrisy and a little compromise oils the wheels of social life.
 
The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion.
 
It is not what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.
 
When something needs to be done in the world to rectify the wrongs, if one is really concerned with benefiting others, one needs to be engaged, involved. This is action out of compassion.
 
The world of the happy man is a different one from that of the unhappy man.
 
Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
 
A theologian is like a blind man in a dark room searching for a black cat which isn't there - and finding it! 
 
It is impossible to make anything foolproof, because fools are so ingenious.
 
Carry your groceries, garden, and do other activities that keep you moving. You will add more years to your life and more life to your years.
 
All civilized nations must unite in condemnation of a theology that now threatens to destabilize much of the earth.
 
Work is the curse of the drinking classes.
 
To treat others ethically is to act out of concern for their happiness and suffering.
 
Through violence, you may ‘solve’ one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.
 
If someone is too tired to give you a smile, leave one of your own, because no one needs a smile as much as those who have none to give.
 
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