"Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends."

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Giorgos Seferis

#Strong Quotes #Mean Quotes #Pride Quotes

“Up to forty a woman has only forty springs in her heart. After that age she has only forty winters.”
“The necessary thing is after all but this; solitude, great inner solitude. Going into oneself for hours meeting no one - this one must be able to attain.”
“Influence often isn't noticed until it blossoms later in the garden of someone else's life. Our words and actions may land close to home, or they may be carried far and wide.”
“When I was president of the company, I said, 'Okay, I can do this - piece of cake.' Then when you are the CEO, the responsibilities multiply enormously because you worry about everything.”
“Now as to the behavior of the soldiers: occupations always corrupt the occupiers.”
“Women were the ones that held the reins, it emerged.”
“When you decide to be something, you can be it. That's what they don't tell you in the church. When I was your age, they would say we can become cops or criminals. Today, what I'm saying to you is this: when you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference?”
“Anybody who believes in Allah and the Last Day should not harm his neighbor, & should entertain his guest generously.”

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