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Wisdom from Assam and the world

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G
"One's friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human."
tags: friendship
L
"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."
J
"Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship."
tags: friendship
A
"Knowledge is going to make you stronger. Knowledge is going to let you control your life. Knowledge is going to give you the wisdom to teach their children. Knowledge is the thing that makes you smile in the face of disaster."
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J
"What we see depends mainly on what we look for."
R
"No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth."
tags: friendship
M
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."
H
"You cannot step twice into the same river, for other waters are continually flowing in."
A
"All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope."
tags: wisdom
A
"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome."
W
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."
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M
"I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done."
J
"Technology frightens me to death. It’s designed by engineers to impress other engineers. And they always come with instruction booklets that are written by engineers for other engineers β€” which is why almost no technology ever works."
tags: technology
C
"It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly, Can never know what true friendship means."
tags: friendship
L
"Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it."
F
"There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy."
tags: wisdom
L
"I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done."
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I
"The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning."
B
"In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves."
W
"Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you."
N
"No alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility."
W
"Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life."
O
"Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it."
W
"Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict."