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“Our sufferings have taught us that no nation is sufficient unto itself, and that our prosperity depends in the long run, not upon the failures of our neighbors but their successes.”

Long Running Suffering Nations Taught Depends Ethics Prosperity Neighbor Sufficient Long Runs Taught Us

Author:John Buchan

“Very many people spend money in ways quite different from those that their natural tastes would enjoin, merely because the respect of their neighbors depends upon their possession of a good car and their ability to give good dinners. As a matter of fact, any man who can obviously afford a car but genuinely prefers travels or a good library will in the end be much more respected than if he behaved exactly like everyone else.”

People Ifs Men Way Giving Different Ends Matter Facts Natural Ability Car Depends Taste Library Possession Dinner Neighbor Matter Of Fact

Author:Bertrand Russell

“Education! Is it education to teach the young that their chances of happiness depend on being richer than their neighbors? Yet that is what it all tends to. Get on! - be successful!”

Young Chance Education Teach Successful Depends Neighbor Being Successful

Book:A Romance of Two Worlds

Source: A Romance of Two Worlds

“We acquire the love of people who, being in our proximity, are presumed to know us; and we receive reputation or celebrity, from such as are not personally acquainted with us. Merit secures to us the regard of our honest neighbors, and good fortune that of the public. Esteem is the harvest of a whole life spent in usefulness; but reputation is often bestowed upon a chance action, and depends most on success.”

People Knows Whole Action Chance Honest Depends Regard Fortune Neighbor Whole Life Esteem Reputation Merit Acquire Harvest Good Fortune Usefulness Proximity

Author:George Augustus Henry Sala

“I've got a reason for running. I talk about a larger goal, which is to call upon the best of America. It's part of the renewal. It's reform and renewal. Part of the renewal is a set of high standards and to remind people that the greatness of America really does depend on neighbors helping neighbors and children finding mentors. I worry. I'm very worried about, you know, the kid who just wonders whether America is meant for him. I really worry about that.”

“Everything depends on the value we give to things. We are the ones who make morality and virtue. The cannibal who eats his neighbor is as innocent as the child who sucks his barley-sugar.”

Giving Children Values Virtue Depends Morality Neighbor Innocent Sugar Cannibal Barley

Author:Gustave Flaubert

“All social life, stability, progress, depend upon each man's confidence in his neighbor, a reliance upon him to do his duty.”

Men Social Progress Duty Depends Neighbor Stability Reliance Social Life

Book:Facts and Visions: Twenty-four Baccalaureate Sermons

Source: Facts and Visions: Twenty-four Baccalaureate Sermons

“Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement; and if a story is told of more than common interest, ennui is sure to have its joy in adding embellishments. If hours did not hang heavy, what would become of scandal?”

Ifs Enough Character Stories Joy Interest Hours Common Depends Truth Is Exciting Heavy Neighbor Scandal Amusement Ennui Common Interests Embellishment

Book:Literary and historical miscellanies

Source: Literary and historical miscellanies

“Community is woven from gifts, which is ultimately why poor people often have stronger communities than rich people. If you are financially independent, then you really don't depend on your neighbors for anything. You can just pay someone to do it.”

People Ifs Community Poor Pay Rich Depends Stronger Independent Neighbor Poor People Rich People Woven

Author:Charles Eisenstein

“To those of my race who depend on bettering their condition in a foreign land or who underestimate the importance of cultivating friendly relations with the Southern white man, who is their next-door neighbor, I would say 'Cast down your bucket where you are.'”

Source: The Booker T. Washington Reader

“Do we refuse to forgive? God, too, will refuse to forgive us. As we treat our neighbors, so also does God treat us. The forgiveness or unforgiveness of your sins, then, and hence also your salvation or destruction, depend on you yourself. For without forgiveness of sins there is no salvation. You can see for yourself how serious it is.”

Doe Sin Serious Depends Destruction Treats Salvation Forgiving Refuse Neighbor Forgiveness Of Sins

Author:Tikhon of Zadonsk

“For Mexicans, for Americans, we are all united by 3,000 kilometers of border, with neighboring states - ten neighbors states, and with population over 15 million inhabitants. And their well-being depends on the well-being of their neighbors.”

Wells States United Millions Depends Ten Population Neighbor Well Being Borders

Author:Enrique Pena Nieto

“Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement.”

Life Enough Character Truth Depends Truth Is Exciting Neighbor Gossip Amusement

Book:Literary and historical miscellanies

Source: Literary and historical miscellanies