The Constitution of the People’s Republic of China

“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.”

— Bertrand Russell

“The truth comes as conqueror only because we have lost the art of receiving it as guest.”

— Rabindranath Tagore

“Do anything, but let it produce joy. Do anything, but let it yield ecstasy.”

— Henry Miller

“Yes, be patient with me. My heart is heavy.”

— Albert Camus

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”

— Leo Tolstoy

“We are as forlorn as children lost in the woods. When you stand in front of me and look at me, what do you know of the griefs that are in me and what do I know of yours.”

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“Find things beautiful as much as you can, most people find too little beautiful.”

— Vincent van Gogh

“It is sad not to be loved, but it is much sadder not to be able to love.”

— Miguel de Unamuno

“Take away freedom of speech, and the creative faculties dry up.”

— George Orwell

“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”

— Epictetus

“Paradoxically, the ability to be alone is the condition for the ability to love.”

— Erich Fromm

“Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.”

— Simone Weil

“Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement.”

— Albert Camus

“We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure.”

— Karl Popper

“Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.”

— Carl Jung

“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world...would do this, it would change the earth.”

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“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices — just recognize them.”

— Edward R. Murrow

“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.”

— Gertrude Stein

“Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible.”

— Doris Lessing