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“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution,” Kahlil Gibran, When successes fall through, when classmates ridicule, when businesses fail, when stock markets crash, when cars breakdown, or w...

“All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard word that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are tod...

“To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness,” Confucius, Chinese teacher, philosopher and political theorist. According to Confucius, simply listening to an evil plan is not profitable. It could lead the listener down a wron...

“Loyalty to petrified opinions never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul in this world – and never will,” Mark Twain, American author and humorist. The draw of the clique happens automatically. Even adults are drawn to interact with certain people. ...

“In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend,” Solon, first century Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet. The bully on the playground intimidates and silences with fear those who would tattle. Executives blackmail underlings into submissi...

“I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction,” Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Humanity, in general, suffers from selfishness. Ev...