"I'm very grateful that I had work to do. I may have thrown myself off a building."
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"When we fear God, then we shall fear no man, however high-placed he may be."
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"A devotee of Rama may be said to be the same as the steadfast one (sthitaprajnya) of the Gita."
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"God never made man that he may consider another man as untouchable."
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"Without going outside, you may know the whole world!"
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"Now it is a strange thing, but things that are good to have and days that are good to spend are soon told about, and not much to listen to; while things that are uncomfortable, palpitating, and even gruesome, may make a good tale, and take a deal of telling anyway."
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"Where did you go to, if I may ask?' said Thorin to Gandalf as they rode along. To look ahead,' said he. And what brought you back in the nick of time?' Looking behind,' said he."
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"You may not like my burglar, but please don't damage him."
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"But do you remember Gandalf’s words: Even Gollum may have something yet to do? But for him, Sam, I could not have destroyed the Ring. The Quest would have been in vain, even at the bitter end. So let us forgive him! For the Quest is achieved, and now all is over. I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam"
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"I’ve learned that although our dreams may die, if you open yourself up to life, new ones are born."
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"Take inventory of yourself, see if any remnants of fear are standing in your way. Then you may grow... because nothing, absolutely nothing, can stand in your way."
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"Hence money may be dirt, although dirt is not money."
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"The capitalist cannot store labour-power in warehouses after he has bought it, as he may do with the raw material."
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"It is the nature of beginning that something new is started which cannot be expected from whatever may have happened before. This character of startling unexpectedness is inherent in all beginnings."
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"We think that we are generous because we credit our neighbor with those virtues that are likely to benefit ourselves. We praise the banker that we may overdraw our account, and find good qualities in the highwayman in the hope that he may spare our pockets."
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"Concordantly, while your first question may be the most pertinent, you may or may not realize it is also the most irrelevant."
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"Few love what they may have."
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"If you let the image of the messenger get in the way of whatever message there may be, however large or small, that's your problem, not his."
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"Though thousand times a thousand in battle one may conquer, yet should one conquer just oneself, one is the greatest conqueror."
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"If you have done good, set your mind upon it so that it may be repeated over and over again. Allow yourself to be pleased by good. Accumulating good is joyful."
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