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“I never knew a mocker who was not mocked, a deceiver who was not deceived, or a proud man who was not humbled.”

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Marguerite de Navarre, born on April 11, 1492, and died on December 21, 1549, was a prominent French Renaissance author. She was the sister of King Francis I of France and is known for her literary works and religious writings. more

“We assume that we've come so far as compassionate citizens of the world if we do choose to read the news, yet the attitude towards life can be one where we put blinders on and forget that there are civil wars going on. It's easy to forget that there are so many people starving to death every single day.”

People Ifs World War Easy Forget Attitude Citizens News Assuming Civil War Compassionate Starving Blinders Attitude Towards Life

Author:Anne Hathaway

“Great rogues hang the little ones.”

Littles Rogues

Author:Cardinal Mazarin

“I learned that true forgiveness includes total self-acceptance. And out of acceptance wounds are healed and happiness is possible again.”

Self Acceptance Forgiveness Wounds Self Acceptance Healed

Author:Catherine Marshall

“Instead of that liberty which takes root and growth in the progress of reason, if recovered by mere force or accident, it becomes with an unprepared people a tyranny still of the many, the few, or the one.”

People Ifs Stills Reason Force Growth Liberty Progress Roots Mere Accidents Tyranny Unprepared

Book:The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815

Source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815

“Learn to drink the cup of life as it comes.”

Acceptance Drink One Day Cups

Author:Agnes Sligh Turnbull

“You are surprised at your imperfections,--why? I should infer from that, that your self-knowledge is small. Surely you might rather be astonished that you do not fall into more frequent and more grievous faults, and thank God for His upholding grace.”

Should Self Might Fall Grace Faults Imperfection Thank God Self Knowledge

Author:Jean Grou

“Nothing is small or great in God's sight. Whatever He wills becomes great to us, however seemingly trifling; and if once the voice of conscience tells us that He requires anything of us, we have no right to measure its importance.”

Ifs Voice Conscience Sight Importance Trifles Trifling

Book:The hidden life of the soul [by J.N. Grou]. From the Fr. by the author of A Dominican artist

Source: The hidden life of the soul [by J.N. Grou]. From the Fr. by the author of A Dominican artist

“The great soul surrenders itself to fate.”

Soul Fate Acceptance Surrender Great Souls

Author:Seneca the Elder

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