"We all have to meet our match sometime or other."

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Source : Richard Adams (2009). “Watership Down: A Novel”, p.254, Simon and Schuster

Richard Adams

“Too elevated qualities often unfit a man for society. We do not go to market with ingots, but with silver and small change.”
“Incapable of enjoying the moment, the male needs something to look forward to, and money provides him with an eternal, never-ending goal: Just think of what you could do with 80 trillion dollars -- invest it! And in three years time you'd have 300 trillion dollars!!!”

Source : Valerie Solanas (1971). “SCUM manifesto”
“BE GRATEFUL EVEN for hardship, setbacks, and bad people. Dealing with such obstacles is an essential part of training in the Art of Peace.”

Source : "The Art of Peace". Book by Morihei Ueshiba, translated by John Stevens, 1992.
“There were millions of such families anxious only for peace and quiet in their own little nests. These were the mounting blocks by which the criminals climbed to power and kept it.”

Source : Simon Wiesenthal (2008). “The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness”, p.95, Schocken
“Vanity in its idler moments is benevolent, is as willing to give pleasure as to take it, and accepts as sufficient reward for its services a kind word or an approving smile.”
“Some things are better done than described.”
“I grew up on the beaches of Southern California surfing and sailing and I've always loved horses so it was part of my dream that I was able to fulfill to have horses.”
“All children can do things to help, whether how big or small - by donating toys or lending a hand in the community.”

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