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"Our world hangs like a magnificent jewel in the vastness of space. Every one of us is a part of that jewel. A facet of that jewel. And in the perspective of infinity, our differences are infinitesimal."
"Well, what is essential about you? And who are those who have helped you become the person that you are? Anyone who has ever graduated from a college, anyone who has ever been able to sustain a good work, has had at least one person and often many who have believed in him or her. We just don't get to be competent human beings without a lot of different investments from others."
"When I say it's you I like, I'm talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you that allows you to stand for those things without which humankind cannot survive. Love that conquers hate, peace that rises triumphant over war, and justice that proves more powerful than greed."
"I believe that appreciation is a holy thing, that when we look for what's best in the person we happen to be with at the moment, we're doing what God does; so in appreciating our neighbor, we're participating in something truly sacred."
"Vermont is a small state which makes an enormous difference."
"It's not the honors and the prizes and the fancy outsides of life which ultimately nourish our souls. It's the knowing that we can be trusted, that we never have to fear the truth, that the bedrock of our very being is good stuff."
"It's our insides that make us who we are, that allow us to dream and wonder and feel for others. That's what's essential. That's what will always make the biggest difference in our world."
"Little by little we human beings are confronted with situations that give us more and more clues that we aren't perfect."
"If only you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person."
"As human beings, our job in life is to help people realize how rare and valuable each one of us really is, that each of us has something that no one else has—or ever will have—something inside that is unique to all time. It's our job to encourage each other to discover that uniqueness and to provide ways of developing its expression."
"Fame is a four letter word and like tape, or zoom, or face, or pain, or life, or love, what ultimately matters is what we do with it."
"Both Joanne and I can recall many times when we wish we'd said or done something different. But we didn't, and we've learned not to feel too guilty about that. What gives me my good feelings is that we always cared and always tried to do our best."
"Children are to be respected and I respect them deeply. They've taught me an awful lot."
"Tant de fiel entre-t-il dans l'âme des dévots ?"
"Pour soutenir tes droits, que le ciel autorise, Abime tout plutôt ; c'est l'esprit de l'Église."
"Let him now speak, or else hereafter for ever hold his peace."
"Le chagrin monte en croupe et galope avec lui."
"Le temps fuit, et nous traîne avec soi : Le moment où je parle est déjà loin de moi."
"Tenez, voilà , dit-elle, à chacun une écaille. Des sottises d'autrui nous vivons au palais : Messieurs, l'huître était bonne. Adieu. Vivez en paix."
"Rien n'est beau que le vrai : le vrai seul est aimable."
"Le pénible fardeau de n'avoir rien à faire."
"Tout ce qu'on dit de trop est fade et rebutant."
"Souvent la peur d'un mal nous conduit dans un pire."
"Heureux qui, dans ses vers, sait d'une voix légère Passer du grave au doux, du plaisant au sévère."
"Ce que l'on conçoit bien s'énonce clairement, Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément."
"Hâtez-vous lentement ; et, sans perdre courage, Vingt fois sur le métier remettez votre ouvrage."
"La vérité n'a point cet air impétueux."
"Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire."
"Le vrai peut quelquefois n'ĂŞtre pas vraisemblable."
"Chaque âge a ses plaisirs, son esprit et ses mœurs."
"Un fat quelquefois ouvre un avis important."
"Je ne puis rien nommer si ce n'est par son nom ; J'appelle un chat un chat, et Rollet un fripon."
"Il plait a tout le monde et ne saurait se plaire."
"N'en déplaise à ces fous nommés sages de Grèce, En ce monde il n'est point de parfaite sagesse : Tous les hommes sont fous, et, malgré tous leurs soins, Ne diffèrent entre eux que du plus ou du moins."
"Le plus sage est celui qui ne pense point l'ĂŞtre."
"Le plus fou souvent est le plus satisfait."
"La vertu, d'un cœur noble est la marque certaine."
"Si vous êtes sorti de ces héros fameux, Montrez-nous cette ardeur qu'on vit briller en eux."
"De tous les animaux qui s'élèvent dans l'air, Qui marchent sur la terre, ou nagent dans la mer, De Paris au Pérou, du Japon jusqu'à Rome, Le plus sot animal, à mon avis, c'est l'homme."
"L'or même à la laideur donne un teint de beauté : Mais tout devient affreux avec la pauvreté."
"La satire, en leçons, en nouveautés fertile, Sait seule assaisonner le plaisant et l'utile, Et, d'un vers qu'elle épure aux rayons du bons sens, Détromper les esprits des erreurs de leur temps."
"L'honneur est comme une ile escarpée et sans bords ; On n'y peut plus rentrer dès qu'on en est dehors."
"Et le Mien et le Tien, deux frères pointilleux, Par son ordre amenant les procès et la guerre, En tous lieux de ce pas vont partager la terre ; En tous lieux, sous les noms de bon droit et de tort, Vont chez elle établir le seul droit du plus fort."
"Na zmęczeniu, goryczy, uczuciu bezsilności nie można budować."
"Aresztowano mnie wiele razy. Za pierwszym razem, w grudniu 1970 roku, podpisałem 3 albo 4 dokumenty. Podpisałbym prawdopodobnie wtedy wszystko, oprócz zgody na zdradę Boga i Ojczyzny, by wyjść i móc walczyć. Nigdy mnie nie złamano i nigdy nie zdradziłem ideałów ani kolegów."
"Można powiedzieć, że byłem gdzieś niezręczny, może nawet kogoś wsypałem, ale nie to, że byłem agentem. Nie to, że chciałem kogoś zdradzić (...) Przysięgam i niech mnie szlag trafi, jeśli kłamię."
"I am convinced that Germany has drawn conclusions [from World War II] and Europe has drawn conclusions as well. And I can say an unpopular thing. If once again Germany should risk destabilizing Europe, then there would be no division of Germany — it would simply be blown off the map of Europe. With the kind of technology that exists, with the kind of experiences we have had, there can be no other way — and the Germans know it."
"If once again Germany destabilizes Europe, then Germany will be not be divided again, but wiped off the map. East and West have the necessary technology in order to enforce this verdict. If Germany begins again, there is no other solution."
"Dobrze się stało, że źle się stało."
"Dodatnie i ujemne plusy."
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.