"The first principle from which stems the moral of about all people at all time; it is summarized in this precept: Love thy neighbour as thyself, and: do as you would be done by."

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Source : "Paroles d'un sage: Choix de pensées d'African Spir" ("Words of a Sage : Selected thoughts of African Spir") by Hélène Claparède-Spir, (p. 38), 1937.

African Spir

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“The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.”
“I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens”
“Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love andcompassion would have built the defenses of peace.”
“When a man wants a mystery, it is generally better to leave him mystified. Nobody loves a clever woman.”

Source : Philippa Gregory (2012). “The Lady of the Rivers: A Novel”, p.349, Simon and Schuster
“If we extend our senses, we will consequently extend our knowledge.”

Source : "I listen to color". TED Talks, www.ted.com. June 2012.
“I think it's going to be a very important, unique data set in terms of measuring the behavior of your lower body in space and trying to figure out what we can do to preserve bone and muscle density.”
“I feel like I'm climbing as well, if not better, than ever.”
“XML is a giant step in no direction at all.”

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