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«The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.»
«The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend»
«There is only one greater folly than that of the fool who says in his heart there is no God, and that is the folly of the people that says with its head that it does not know whether there is a God or not»
«Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it.»
«PIRACY, n. Commerce without its folly-swaddles, just as God made it.»
«Provided a man is not mad, he can be cured of every folly but vanity»
«There is no greater folly in the world than for a man to despair.»
«Softly and kindly remind yourself, ''I cannot own anything.'' It is a valuable thought to keep in mind as you struggle to improve your financial picture, worry about investments, and plan how to acquire more and more. It is a universal principle which you are part of. You must release everything when you truly awaken. Are you letting your life go by in frustration and worry over not having enough? If so, relax and remember that you only get what you have for a short period of time. When you awaken you will see the folly of being attached to anything.»
«The common curse of mankind, -- folly and ignorance.»
«No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism»

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