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“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.”
Epictetus
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”
“If you hear that someone is speaking ill of you, instead of trying to defend yourself you should say: "He obviously does not know me very well, since there are so many other faults he could have mentioned"”
“When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.”
“To silence another, first be silent yourself”
Latin Proverb
“All noise is waste. So cultivate quietness in your speech, in your thoughts, in your emotions. Speak habitually low. Wait for attention and then you low words will be charged with dynamite.”
Elbert Hubbard
“These fund families collectively control $1 trillion, 70 percent of the US mutual fund market. The bottom line is this: mutual fund companies have the clout to hold the companies in their portfolios accountable for climate change impact, and furthermore they have a duty to do so.”
Alisa Gravitz
“Any person capable of angering you becomes your masterĶ¾ he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.”
Contributed by: Anna Williams
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”
“It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.”
