"Wisdom remembers. Happiness forgets."

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“When lying to someone, look him straight in the eye.”

“Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.”

“To be successful be ahead of your time, but only a little.”

“Wisdom cannot prevent a fall, but may cushion it.”

“Ideology has shaped the very sofa on which I sit.”

“Writing an upbeat aphorism is a temptation, but decorum forbids.”

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"There are two allied powers in man; knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge is so much of the truth seen in a distorted medium as the mind arrives at by groping, wisdom what the eye of divine vision sees in t…"

— Sri Aurobindo

Politics1872–1950

#knowledge

"I also appeal to those who have already done most of their work for society. I hope that the changes you awaited or worked for for so long will bring joy and satisfaction into your lives. We need your…"

— Václav Havel

Literature1920–1979

#love

"Want the best. The highest happiness, the greatest freedom. Desirelessness is the highest bliss. Only God’s energy is infinite – because he wants nothing for Himself. Be like Him and all your desires …"

— Nisargadatta Maharaj

Education1897–1981

#freedom