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«Thinking is the essence of wisdom»

Author: Persian Proverb | About: Thinking | Keywords: essence

«Whether a man is burdened by power or enjoys power; whether he is trapped by responsibility or made free by it; whether he is moved by other people and outer forces or moves them -- this is of the essence of leadership.»

Author: Theodore H. White (Historian, Journalist, Novelist) | About: Leadership, Mankind, Power, Responsibility | Keywords: burdened, enjoys, essence, forces, moved, moves, of the essence, outer, trapped

«True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper.»

Author: Thomas Carlyle (Essayist, Historian) | Keywords: at issue, contempt, deeper, essence, from the heart, humor, issues, issuing, smiles, springs, take issue

«When the body sinks into death, the essence of man is revealed. Man is a knot, a web, a mesh into which relationships are tied. Only those relationships matter. The body is an old crock that nobody will miss. I have never known a man to think of hims»