Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.
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To believe that is we could but have this or that we would be happy is to suppress the realization that the cause of our unhappiness is in our inadequate and blemished selves. Excessive desire is thus a means of suppressing our sense of worthlessness.
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It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities.
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We never say so much as when we do not quite know what we want to say. We need few words when we have something to say, but all the words in all the dictionaries will not suffice when we have nothing to say and want desperately to say it.
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It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence.
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