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I think everybody has ups and downs in their lives. We learn from the biggest disappointments, right? You learn how to be humble to yourself and to be humble to others. Carolina Kostner
You Yourself Humble Ups And Downs Be Humble Think Everybody Others Disappointments Learn How Ups Biggest Downs Lives Right
The smallest feline is a masterpiece. Leonardo da Vinci
Pet Smallest Masterpiece
Genius is eternal patience. Michelangelo
Patience Genius Eternal
Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others. Niccolo Machiavelli
Men First Ambition Others Secure Seek Rise Attack Another Against Themselves Then
Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace. Petrarch
Anger Peace Pride Envy Enemies Ambition Enjoy Were Perpetual Infallibly Five Banished Avarice Us Inhabit Should
I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don't understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now. Sophia Loren
You Memories People Hide Past Live Everything Though Out Tried Some Through Never Make Understand Block Person Painful Who Even Helps Now
To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin. Thomas Aquinas
Patience Mark Else Someone Oneself Bear Imperfection Perfection Sin Wrongs Done Even Actual
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. Galileo Galilei
Science Humble Worth Single Thousand Individual Single Individual Questions Authority Reasoning
I believe in doing the right things; that is my character and personality. Gianluigi Buffon
Character Personality Believe Right Things Doing Right Things
Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel. Leonardo da Vinci
Hope Marriage Out Bag Putting Like Snakes Hand Your Pulling
Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes! Leonardo da Vinci
Ignorance Open Your Eyes Eyes Wretched Open Mislead Mortals Blinding Does Us Your
Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master. Leonardo da Vinci
Master Pupil Does Surpass His Poor Who
The purpose of life is to obey the hidden command which ensures harmony among all and creates an ever better world. We are not created only to enjoy the world, we are created in order to evolve the cosmos. Maria Montessori
Life World Obey Better Better World Enjoy Harmony Hidden Evolve Cosmos Only Purpose Command Order Which Created Creates Ever Among
A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example. Niccolo Machiavelli
Life Good Man Simple Sometimes Men Example First Wicked Imitate Virtues Good Men Strive One-Man Lead Him Return Principles Caused His Contrary Influence Republic Ashamed Good Example
It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes. Thomas Aquinas
Time Jokes Mind Relaxation Make From Time To Time Use Requisite Deeds Playful
The keystone of the Fascist doctrine is its conception of the State, of its essence, its functions, and its aims. For Fascism the State is absolute, individuals and groups relative. Benito Mussolini
State Keystone Aims Relative Absolute Individuals Conception Doctrine Essence Fascism Fascist Groups Functions
It's good to trust others but, not to do so is much better. Benito Mussolini
Good Trust Better Others Much
In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost. Dante Alighieri
Life Myself Journey Dark Lost Our Way Within Came Wood Middle Where Straight
In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time. Leonardo da Vinci
Time You Water First Touch Rivers Passed Which Present Present Time Last
All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions. Leonardo da Vinci
Knowledge Our Perceptions Origins
Intellectual passion drives out sensuality. Leonardo da Vinci
Intelligence Passion Out Drives Intellectual Sensuality
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious. Thomas Aquinas
Friendship Become Pleasures Pursuits Most Without Greatest Source Friends Agreeable Even Tedious
How is it they live in such harmony the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds about someone they know. Thomas Aquinas
War Men Live Stars Harmony Minds Minute About Someone Know Most Without How Go Declaring Barely Billions
How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God. Thomas Aquinas
Love God First Live Harmony Madly Know How Same Need
If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears. Cesare Pavese
You Travel Light Fears Wish Take Envies Off Selfishness Far Your Fast
The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten. Cesare Pavese
Life Memories Lies Forgotten Richness
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