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The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion. Albrecht Durer
God Must Never Opinion His Commands Overwhelmed Artist Public Fulfill Public Opinion Chosen
As I grew older, I realized that it was much better to insist on the genuine forms of nature, for simplicity is the greatest adornment of art. Albrecht Durer
Art Nature Better Simplicity Insist Older Adornment Genuine Greatest Grew Forms Realized Much
We will be very persistent when it comes to enforcing freedom, justice, and self-determination on the European continent. Angela Merkel
Freedom Justice Will Self-Determination Continent Very Persistent Enforcing European
Germany has become a country that many people abroad associate with hope. Angela Merkel
Hope People Country Become Abroad Germany Many Associate
After May 1940, the good times were few and far between; first there was the war, then the capitulation, and then the arrival of the Germans, which is when the trouble started for the Jews. Anne Frank
War Good Trouble First Few Jews Good Times Between Arrival Were Germans Times May After Which Far Then Capitulation Started
I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out. Anne Frank
Time Will Out Carry Must Able Shall Come Ideals Perhaps Uphold Them
My lighter, more superficial side will always steal a march on the deeper side and therefore always win. You can't imagine how often I've tried to push away this Anne, which is only half of what is known as Anne - to beat her down, hide her. Anne Frank
You Hide Win Will Half Down Side Tried Superficial More Only Steal Beat Push Lighter Anne Known Always How Often Which Therefore Away Deeper March Her Imagine
The alchemists in their search for gold discovered many other things of greater value. Arthur Schopenhauer
Value Other Greater Discovered Gold Many Search Things
A man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterward deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes. Arthur Schopenhauer
Man Looking Enjoy Pleasure Out Hoping Some More Delight Advance Part Particular Look Looking Forward Anything Afterwards Less Forward Satisfaction Enjoyed Flowing
Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax. Arthur Schopenhauer
Nature Human Nature Wax Politeness Human Warmth
Honor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is. Fame is something which must be won; honor, only something which must not be lost. Arthur Schopenhauer
Man Honor Lost Must Something Only Exceptional He Fame Won Which Means
It is in the treatment of trifles that a person shows what they are. Arthur Schopenhauer
Trifles Person Shows Treatment
The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the germ of a new work. Berthold Auerbach
Work Every Completion Feels New Germ Artist Which Forms Little Dissatisfaction
Grub first, then ethics. Bertolt Brecht
Ethics First Then
No one will improve your lot if you do not yourself. Bertolt Brecht
You Yourself Will No-One Lot Improve Your
The only thing I can control is myself. I can't control what anyone thinks about me, I can't control circumstance, I can't control the things that God controls. Bibi Bourelly
God Myself Me Control Circumstance About Only Controls The Only Thing Anyone Thing Things Thinks
War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means. Carl von Clausewitz
Politics War Independent Continuation Different Means Phenomenon
The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes. Carl von Clausewitz
War Political Isolation Considered Object Purposes Never Reaching Goal Means
I shall proceed from the simple to the complex. But in war more than in any other subject we must begin by looking at the nature of the whole; for here more than elsewhere the part and the whole must always be thought of together. Carl von Clausewitz
War Nature Together Simple Thought Looking Other Elsewhere Complex Must More Shall Part Always Subject Begin Than Any Proceed Whole Here
So now it is time to disassemble the parts of the jigsaw puzzle or to piece another one together, for I find that, having come to the end of my story, my life is just beginning. Conrad Veidt
Life Time Together My Life Beginning Jigsaw Jigsaw Puzzle Find Having Puzzle Come Piece Another Parts End Just Story Now
A mathematical theory is not to be considered complete until you have made it so clear that you can explain it to the first man whom you meet on the street. David Hilbert
You Man Made First Meet Complete Considered Clear Until Mathematical Explain Theory Whom Street
The art of doing mathematics consists in finding that special case which contains all the germs of generality. David Hilbert
Art Mathematics Consists Finding Case Generality Contains Doing Which Special
The gospel of Jesus Christ is good news, glad tidings, and much more. It is the message of salvation as repeatedly announced by Jesus Christ and His apostles and prophets. It is my firm belief that all truth and light originating with God is embraced in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Truth God Good News Light Christ Good News Embraced More Prophets Glad Firm Announced Message Tidings Gospel His Repeatedly Salvation Much Apostles Belief Jesus Jesus Christ
It is the nature, and the advantage, of strong people that they can bring out the crucial questions and form a clear opinion about them. The weak always have to decide between alternatives that are not their own. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Nature People Strong Own Weak Out Strong People About Crucial Clear Advantage Between Alternatives Opinion Always Questions Form Decide Them Bring
Religion and ritual can be vehicles for entering stillness. It says in Psalm 46:10, 'Be still, and know that I am God.' But they are still just vehicles. The Buddha called his teaching a raft: You don't need to carry it around with you after you've crossed the river. Eckhart Tolle
God Religion You Stillness Says Entering Carry Crossed Ritual River Buddha Vehicles Know Around Am Still His Just After Teaching Raft Need
The answer is, who you are cannot be defined through thinking or mental labels or definitions, because it's beyond that. It is the very sense of being, or presence, that is there when you become conscious of the present moment. In essence, you and what we call the present moment are, at the deepest level, one. Eckhart Tolle
You Become Sense Thinking Defined Definitions Mental Through Beyond Call Because Answer Labels Very Essence Being Cannot Moment Who Deepest Conscious Level Presence Present Present Moment
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