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Mencius Philosopher
World

"Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand"

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Huston Smith Philosopher
World

"...primal people see the objects of this world not (or not only) as solid but as open windows to their divine source."

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Paramahansa Yogananda Spiritual Teacher, Author
World

"This world is not the same to all people. Each one lives in his little domain....Peace and harmony may reign in one person's world; where strife and restlessness in anothers. But whatever the circumstances of one's environment, it consists of both an inner and an outer world. The outside world is the one in which your life engages in action and interaction. The world inside of you determines your happiness or unhappiness."

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Paramahansa Yogananda Spiritual Teacher, Author
World

"The purpose of the guru is not to weaken your will. It is to teach you secrets of developing your inner power, until you can stand unshaken amidst the crash of breaking worlds."

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Chinua Achebe Novelist, Poet
World

"There is no story that is not true, [...] The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others."

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Coretta Scott King Civil Rights Activist
World

"It's going to take an act of Congress to deal with poverty and hunger, not only in this country, but throughout the world. We have the resources but we don't have the will."

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