"What you call weakness comes from the strength of friendship."

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“All these philosophers are no more than surgeons.”

“Fortunately, when he lacks reason he also lacks words.”

“In such times, if you want neither to lie nor to wound, you are reduced to being silent.”

“Stars more beautiful to the eyes than the telescope that robs them of their illusions.”

“The punishment of those who have loved women too much is to love them forever.”

“Of what must be said and what must not be said. The importance of knowing.”

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"I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles."

— Nelson Mandela

Politics1918–2013

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"A cat who’s just been told that he’ll have to eat that special canned cat food that comes from the veterinarian for the rest of his life. Shoot me now."

— Nicole Hollander

Journalism1939

#life

"I have been thinking of what you say about form.. .I feel that a real living form is the natural result of the individual’s effort to create the living thing out of the adventure of his spirit into th…"

— Georgia O'Keeffe

Art1887–1986

#knowledge