"To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions."

-- Marcus Aurelius

#People Quotes #Understanding Quotes #Mind Quotes

“If the creatures with fur/feathers/fins are our brothers in a lower stage of development then their very weakness and inability to protest, demands that man should refrain from torturing them for the mere possibility of obtaining some knowledge which he believes may be to his own interest.”
“A kiss, when all is told, what is it? An oath taken a little closer, a promise more exact. A wish that longs to be confirmed, a rosy circle drawn around the verb 'to love'. A kiss is a secret which takes the lips for the ear, a moment of infinity humming like a bee, a communion tasting of flowers, a way of breathing in a little of the heart and tasting a little of the soul with the edge of the lips!”
“We prepare our students for jobs and careers, but we don't teach them to think as individuals about what kind of world they would create.”

Source : Muhammad Yunus (2007). “Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism”, p.227, PublicAffairs
“The nation's first experiment with the income tax was tried at this time; another violation of the Constitution.”
“I believe if you want to be trusted, you have to trust first. If you do that, you will be betrayed sometimes. But the value of engendering trust is greater than the cost of being betrayed sometimes.”
“You'll never convince me there is a hopeless situation or there is any finality in any success or any failure.”
“Behind this mask there is more than just flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea... and ideas are bulletproof.”
“Above all, don't lie to yourself.”

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