Mao Zedong
Politician, Revolutionary
"All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience."
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Genuine
162 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Dalai Lama
Spiritual Leader
"I remain convinced that most human conflicts can be solved through genuine dialogue conducted with a spirit of openness and reconciliation."
Dalai Lama
Spiritual Leader
"Mutual respect is the foundation of genuine harmony."
Rene Descartes
Philosopher, Mathematician
"Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow."
Moliere
Playwright, Actor
"The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine."
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"True freedom is not the liberty to do anything we please, but the liberty to do what we ought; and it is genuine liberty because doing what we ought now pleases us"
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"I have before suggested that a genuine blackguard is never without a pocket-handkerchief."
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"When someone is impatient and says, 'I haven't got all day,' I always wonder, How can that be? How can you not have all day?"
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"Humility is the mark of a genuine disciple."
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"I swear to you, sirs, that excessive consciousness is a disease--a genuine, absolute disease."
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"Most stuff that is genuine is better left unsaid."
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"It's difficult to seek other people's love. It's deadly. In seeking it you lose what is genuine. This is the prison we create for ourselves as we seek what we already have."
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"To me nothing in the world is as precious as a genuine smile, especially from a child."
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"All emotion is involuntary when genuine."
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"Genuine happiness comes from focusing on the happiness of others."
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"Our true and genuine wisdom can be summed up as the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves."
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"I decide on the basis of conscience. A genuine leader doesn't reflect consensus, he molds consensus."
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"If I book a hotel it's actually very funny. It's very nice to be a genuine Mr Smith."
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"I see more genuine sociability between the races in Mississippi than I see in Michigan. No question."
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"All genuine learning is active, not passive."
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"A genuine quality of life comes from consistent, quality questions."
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"Genuine laughter is true eloquence and more effective than speech"
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"Photons are accurately and legitimately described as waves and particles at the same time. They are genuine wavicles."
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"E-I-E-I-O is actually a gross misspelling of the word farm."
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"Jesus was a cross-dresser."
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