"But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness possible than to be lord of heaven and earth; that is the happiness of being truly loved."

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Source : Lafcadio Hearn (2012). “Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn”, p.84, tredition

Lafcadio Hearn

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“There was a man. And it happened--as such things often so happen--that this man we went back into his days that were gone. Again and again and again he went back. Even as every man, even as you and I, so this man went back into his Yesterdays.”
“The Egyptian army concentrations in the Sinai approaches do not prove that Nasser was really about to attack us. We must be honest with ourselves. We decided to attack him”

Source : Menachem Begin's speech at the National Defense College, www.nytimes.com. August 8, 1982.
“Startup success is driven most by the product passion, quality, vision, team-work and persistence of the founding team and the talent that the team attracts.”
“You live in the image you have of the world. Every one of us lives in a different world, with different space and different time.”
“I don't really believe in vices. I love wine and cheese and chocolate, but they're what make life fun. They're a pleasure and an important part of living.”

Source : Source: www.mirror.co.uk
“I don't condemn and I don't convert. I've been searching through books and bibles to find what this life is worth, and I've made up my mind: Love is my religion. You can take it or leave it, and you don't have to believe it. Love is my religion”
“In all the world there is nothing so remarkable as a great man, nothing so rare, nothing which so well repays study.”
“Want to have a short phone call with someone? Call them at 11:55 a.m., right before lunch. They'll talk fast. You may think you are interesting, but you are not more interesting than lunch.”

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