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Wisdom from Assam and the world

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"I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe."
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"In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head."
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"If you wish to be a writer, write."
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"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
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"Sincerity is the way of Heaven. The attainment of sincerity is the way of men."
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"Man is not sum of what he has already, but rather the sum of what he does not yet have, of what he could have."
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"Great ideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds."
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"It is not the possession of truth, but the success which attends the seeking after it, that enriches the seeker and brings happiness to him."
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"Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently."
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"Study the past, if you would divine the future."
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"Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again."
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"To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist."
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"The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands."
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"Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it."
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"Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration."
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"Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity."
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"Listen to what you know instead of what you fear."
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"Loss is nothing else but change,and change is Natures delight."
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"An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox"
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"The pain passes, but the beauty remains."
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"Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce."
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"All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."
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"There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self."
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"The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing."