"He who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure, must have made foes. If you have none, small is the work that you have done."

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Source : Charles Mackay, “You Have No Enemies”

Charles Mackay

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“Comedy is ugly. It's honest, it's raw.”
“You should never read just for "enjoyment." Read to make yourself smarter! Less judgmental. More apt to understand your friends' insane behavior, or better yet, your own. Pick "hard books." Ones you have to concentrate on while reading. And for god's sake, don't let me ever hear you say, "I can't read fiction. I only have time for the truth." Fiction is the truth, fool! Ever hear of "literature"? That means fiction, too, stupid.”
“What is it that is done to our children that their puberty should deform them? They have the joy of movement; they have an enterprising curiosity; they are ready for sensible self-denial; they dream ahead, and they have a faithful memory, and, above all, great compassion. [...] The well-meaning educator who flatters and humours the young not only does a disservice to the community, but also damages the individual by depriving him of the opportunities of self-discovery.”

Source : "Kurt Hahn: A Life Span in Education and Politics". Book by Robert Birley, §1, p. 8, 1966.
“Why does every plane have two pilots? Really, you only need one pilot. Let's take out the second pilot. Let the bloody computer fly it.”
“What if I were smiling and running into your arms? Would you see then what I see now?”
“If you have time to chatter, Read books. If you have time to read, Walk into mountain, desert and ocean. If you have time to walk, Sing songs and dance. If you have time to dance, Sit quietly, you Happy Lucky Idiot.”

Source : "Happy Lucky Idiot". Poem by Nanao Sakaki, first published in his book "Break the Mirror", 1987.
“What an amazing thing to feel known and loved, to feel understood, to walk through life with another person.”

Source : Jamie Tworkowski (2015). “If You Feel Too Much: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For”, p.43, Penguin
“I'm sorry, okay, I'm not perfect, but I'm trying.”

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