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“All we can do in this world is the thing that seems to us the best. We have no concern with the results, except as a guide for the future, and sometimes, years afterward, we see that what seemed like a bitter loss was, in reality, gain.”

World Years Sometimes Reality Seems Can Do Loss Results This World Failure Gains Concern Guides Bitter

Book:The Myrtle Reed Year Book: Epigrams and Opinions from the Writings and Sayings of Myrtle Reed

Source: The Myrtle Reed Year Book: Epigrams and Opinions from the Writings and Sayings of Myrtle Reed

“From a child's play, we can gain understanding of how he sees and construes the world--what he would like it to be, what his concerns are, what problems are besetting him.”

World Children Play Problem Understanding Gains Concern Children Playing

Author:Bruno Bettelheim

“In ideal form of social control is an atomised collection of individuals focused on their own narrow concern, lacking the kinds of organisations in which they can gain information, develop and articulate their thoughts, and act constructively to achieve common ends.”

Kind Ends Form Individual Social Common Achieve Information Gains Concern Ideals Focused Collections Lacking Organisation Social Control

Author:Noam Chomsky

“I think perfect love is any time you love unconditionally, without selfish intent, without concern for personal gain.”

Thinking Perfect Love Is Gains Concern Selfish Perfect Love Personal Gain Love Unconditionally

Book:The Pregnancy Test

Source: The Pregnancy Test

“I would like to say, historically, from the very beginning, our people have time and again expressed the need for people to live in harmony with the creator, the mother earth, fellow man, and respect our brother's vision. In the past and the present, we have been respon-sible for the greatest gains; cultivated foods and medicines; democratic government, and many other areas of concern.”

People Men Needs Has Beens Government Earth Past Mother Vision Brother Gains Areas Concern Harmony Fellows Medicine Democratic Creator Fellow Man Mother Earth Democratic Government

Author:Leonard Peltier

“My specific concerns with Trump's plans are that they are likely to investments in infrastructure where the private returns are highest (for example toll roads and bridges) rather than where the public gains are greatest.”

Plans Example Return Trump Highest Gains Concern Investment Bridges Infrastructure Tolls

Author:Mariana Mazzucato

“Humility is an attribute of godliness possessed by true Saints. It is easy to understand why a proud man fails. He is content to rely upon himself only. This is evident in those who seek social position or who push others aside to gain position in fields of business, government, education, sports, or other endeavors. Our genuine concern should be for the success of others. The proud man shuts himself off from God, and when he does he no longer lives in the light.”

Source: That We Might Have Joy

“If faith is lacking, it is because there is too much selfishness, too much concern for personal gain. For faith to be true, it has to be generous and loving. Love and faith go together, they complete each other.”

Ifs Together Faith Too Much Gains Concern Being True Selfishness Generous Lacking Express Yourself Faith And Love Loving Love Personal Gain

Author:Mother Teresa

“There is harm not only in trying to gain wealth but also in excessive concern with even the most necessary things. It is not enough to despise wealth, but you must also feed the poor and, more importantly, you must follow Christ.”

Trying Enough Spiritual Christ Wealth Poor Gains Concern Harm Despise Necessary Things

Author:Saint John Chrysostom