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“Being always right is not always right in the wrong places.”
“Those who make a difference in this world are the ones who are not afraid of being different.”
“Knowledge is a light burden. Ignorance...a heavy bliss.”
“If you really want to be different, you'd better keep quiet and be a good person on the inside.”
“The more you think, the less you imagine. The less you imagine, the less you create.”
“Bad people often end up as heroes.”
“Popularity makes no sense If your fame is a shame.”
“A young hero is the world's greatest attraction.”
“There are things you need to know that you already know.”
“If you refuse to deal with time today, time will deal with you tomorrow.”
“Education will teach you ephemeral things. God will teach you wonders.”
“Nobody wants to be a part of your story. Everybody wants you to elaborate on their fantasies.”
“A lie can only make a temporary sense. The truth is permanent and lasts forever.”
“Innocence is the beginning of ignorance. Experience is the end of stupidity.”
“The only way to survive after death is by breathing life into the universe before death.”
“Every living word that gives life was once without form.”
“A giver's purse can never be paused.”
“Even if yesterday existed, today is just real, not a fantasy like the past.”
“Start with a cry, end with a smile.”
“You can’t stay locked in your room and expect either you to find love or love to find you.”
“Boasting about badness without actively involving in badness is mere madness.”
“Blackmail threats are e-mails from madmen.”
“Laughter is the only medicine in the world that can’t be purchased at the pharmacy.”
“Only courageous hearts can endure the bitterness of truth.”
“Don't devalue yourself, you are the world's most precious stone.”
“Idleness is a form of passivity in an active universe.”
“The bed is just a decoration in a busy man's bedroom.”
“There is a stranger who is more than a friend, and a friend who is worse than a stranger.”
“In times of conflict, make use of your love and compassion; not your guns and bullets.”
“Distance gives a clearer view. You can't see the facade of a building while staying inside.”
“A bitter critic is the sweetest corrector.”
“To the loner, loneliness is a treasure that cannot be traded, even for the nicest of companies.”
“Every Intelligent person was once a fool.”
“After or before any happiness, someone must cry.”
“There is no need searching for love, it cannot be found-it happens!”