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• Though a hundred crooked paths may conduct to a temporary success, the one plain and straight path of public and private virtue can alone lead to a pure and lasting fame and the blessings of posterity.

  Edward Everett

  Integrity, Blessing, May

  Edward Everett (1850). “Orations and Speeches on Various Occasions”, p.41, Рипол Классик

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• Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.

  Jawaharlal Nehru

  Peace, People, Serenity

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• The satisfaction derived from the fleeting things of life is not lasting; and our wants remain unfulfilled. There is thus a general sense of dissatisfaction accompanied by all kinds of worries.

  Meher Baba

  Worry, Fleeting, Want

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• I always knew that I wanted to work on my own material - something that would be more long-lasting than short-lived electronic transmissions.

  Alan Bradley

  Long, Would Be, Wanted

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• I believe our legacy will be defined by the accomplishments and fearless nature by which our daughters and sons take on the global challenges we face. I also wonder if perhaps the most lasting expression of one's humility lies in our ability to foster and mentor our children.

  Naveen Jain

  Daughter, Mother, Children

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• Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.

  Jawaharlal Nehru

  Inspirational, Peace, War

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• Good friends must not always be together; It is the feeling of oneness when distant That proves a lasting friendship.

  Susan Polis Schutz

  Cute, Friendship, Good Friend

  Susan Polis Schutz (1974). “Peace flows from the sky”, Blue Mountain Press

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• True glory strikes root, and even extends itself; all false pretensions fall as do flowers, nor can any feigned thing be lasting.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Flower, Fall, Roots

  "De Officiis". Treatise by Marcus Tullius Cicero, Book II, section 43, 44 B.C..

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• The secret to a long-lasting relationship is perpetually imagining the worst. It's a world view tracing back to my Eastern European ancestry and one I draw upon regularly.

  Zoe Lister-Jones

  Views, Long, Secret

  "Breakups: Why I Make Movies About Them With My Boyfriend" by Zoe Lister-Jones, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 5, 2012.

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• Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Greatness

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• Using a big word like 'plagiarism'... always causes some damage. It will always do lasting damage, like accusations of racism.

  Michel Houellebecq

  Racism, Damage, Causes

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• Lasting love extends grace. No relationship will make it without grace. The Bible tells us that this is part of love. You're not going to have a relationship unless you have forgiveness, mercy, patience, acceptance, grace. You've got to cut people some slack.

  Rick Warren

  Love You, Cutting, Acceptance

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• Lost in Space brings back a lot of memories for people, and I think that any time youre involved in something that has such a long-lasting appeal, you feel very blessed by that.

  Angela Cartwright

  Memories, Blessed, Thinking

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• Neutrality, as a lasting principle, is an evidence of weakness.

  Lajos Kossuth

  Weakness, Principles, Neutrality

  Lajos Kossuth (1852). “Kossuth in New England: A Full Account of the Hungarian Governor's Visit to Massachusetts ; with Speeches, and the Addresses that Were Made to Him ...”, p.31

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• The beauty of a strong, lasting commitment is often best understood by a man incapable of it.

  Murray Kempton

  Strong, Commitment, Lasting Love

  "Part of Our Time: Some Ruins and Monuments of the Thirties".

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• The economic and political roots of the conflicts are too strong. Nor can it pretend to create a lasting state of harmonious understanding between men.

  Alva Myrdal

  Strong, Men, Roots

  Alva Myrdal's Nobel Lecture in Oslo, Norway, www.nobelprize.org. December 11, 1982.

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• You may gain temporary appeasement by a policy of concession to violence, but you do not gain lasting peace that way.

  Anthony Eden

  Peace, May, Way

  Anthony Eden (Earl of Avon) (1965). “The Reckoning: The Memoirs of Anthony Eden, Earl of Avon”

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• Making lasting gifts for animals in our estate plans is perhaps the single most important thing we can do to ensure animals have the strongest possible voice for their protection.

  Bea Arthur

  Animal, Voice, Important

  The Los Angeles Times, March 3, 1990.

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• I think that the two of them have been doing this for a really long time and it is more like sport. Yes, they would love to find a lasting relationship, but it's not likely to happen the way they are going about it.

  Jennifer Beals

  Sports, Thinking, Two

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• Rosa Parks will be remembered for her lasting contributions to society. Her legacy lives on in the continued struggle for civil rights around the world. She will be missed.

  Jim Costa

  Struggle, Rights, Legacy

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• Revolution as an ideal concept always preserves the essential content of the original thought: sudden and lasting betterment.

  Johan Huizinga

  Aquariums, Essentials, Original Thought

  "In the Shadow of Tomorrow". Book by Johan Huizinga, Ch. 2, 1936.

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• The lessons of the past should steer us towards ensuring lasting legacies for generations yet to be born.

  Hun Sen

  Past, Legacy, Generations

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• Every view, and every object I studied attentively, by viewing them again and again on every side, for I was anxious to make a lasting impression of it on my imagination.

  Karl Philipp Moritz

  Views, Imagination, Lasting Impressions

  Karl Philipp Moritz (2010). “Travels in England in 1782”, p.52, BoD – Books on Demand

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• I hope I will have achieved something lasting.

  Graham Chapman

  Lasting Love

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• The theory of rights enables us to rise and overthrow obstacles, but not to found a strong and lasting accord between all the elements which compose the nation.

  Giuseppe Mazzini

  Strong, Rights, Elements

  Giuseppe Mazzini (2005). “The Duties of Man and Other Essays”, p.15, Cosimo, Inc.

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