“a prince should guard himself, above all things, against being despised and hated; and liberality leads you to both.”

― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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“Love can rebuild the world, they say, so everything's possible when it comes to love.”

― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty.”

― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended. You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked.”

― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Things are never as bad as they seem.”

― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

“I’m an egotist, but I’m not selfish. There’s a difference. I’m a neurotic, I guess. I can’t stop thinking about myself. It isn’t that I think myself so important... I simply can’t think about anything else, that’s all.”

― Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer

“Voyez-vous, Monsieur, to be able to look life in the face: that's worth living in a garret for, isn't it?”

― Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence

“The most important things to remember about back story are that (a) everyone has a history and (b) most of it isn’t very interesting.”

― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

“Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.”

― Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

“Only a peace between equals can last; only a peace the very principle of which is equality and a common participation in a common benefit.”

― Woodrow Wilson, A World League For Peace

“Time heals griefs and quarrels, for we change and are no longer the same persons. Neither the offender nor the offended are any more themselves.”

― Blaise Pascal, Pensées

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