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Baruch Spinoza Philosopher, Rationalist
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"If anyone conceives that he is loved by another, and believes that he has given no cause for such love, he will love that other in return."

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Rumi Poet, Philosopher
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"When the light returns to its source, it takes nothing of what it has illuminated."

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Zhuangzi Philosopher
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"The living all find death unpleasant; men mourn over it. And yet, what is death, but the unbending of the bow and its return to its case?"

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Osamu Tezuka Manga Artist, Animator
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"I can cheat fear today - but won't it return tomorrow? Rather, I must embrace this fear... and find peace in its bosom."

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Daisaku Ikeda Buddhist Leader, Author
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"A person who respects others is respected by others in return. Those who treat others with compassion and concern are protected and supported by others. Our environment is essentially a reflection of ourselves"

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Charlie Munger Investor, Businessman
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"It's a finite and very competitive world. All large aggregations of capital eventually find it hell on earth to grow and thus find a lower rate of return."

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Walt Whitman Poet, Essayist
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"Camden was originally an accident, but I shall never be sorry I was left over in Camden. It has brought me blessed returns."

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T. S. Eliot Poet, Playwright
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"We do not pass twice through the same door Or return to the door through which we did not pass."

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Victor Hugo Novelist, Poet
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"Revolutions spring not from accident, but from necessity. A revolution is a return from the factitious to the real. It takes place because it must."

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Benjamin Graham Investor, Author
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"To see how much a company is truly earning on the capital it deploys in its businesses, look beyond EPS to Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)."

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Anthony Bourdain Chef, Author, Television Personality
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"As you move through this life...you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life - and travel - leaves marks on you."

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