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«Leaders don't inflict pain - they share pain.»
«I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultiv»
Author: Dalai Lama
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Pain
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caused, contentment, inflict, inflicting, in turn, pursuit, satisfaction, selfish
«Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and get away with it - short-term pain for long-term gain.»
«In democratic ages men rarely sacrifice themselves for another, but they show a general compassion for all the human race. One never sees them inflict pointless suffering, and they are glad to relieve the sorrows of others when they can do so without much trouble to themselves. They are not disinterested, but they are gentle.»
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
(Historian, Political scientist)
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disinterested, Human sacrifice, inflict, relieve
«As a Buddhist monk my concern extends to all members of the human family and, indeed, to all sentient beings who suffer. I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction.»
Author: Dalai Lama
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«I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. We need to cultivate a universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share.»
«Cursing is invoking the assistance of a spirit to help you inflict suffering. Swearing on the other hand, is invoking, only the witness of a spirit to an statement you wish to make.»
«It is my hope that as the Negro plunges deeper into the quest for freedom and justice he will plunge even deeper into the philosophy of non-violence. The Negro all over the South must come to the point that he can say to his white brother: ''We will match your capacity to inflict suffering with our capacity to endure suffering. We will meet your physical force with soul force. We will not hate you, but we will not obey your evil laws. We will soon wear you down by pure capacity to suffer.''»
Author: Martin Luther King, Jr.
(Baptist Minister, Civil-Rights Leader)
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Forces of Evil, Hate You, inflict, Meeting Point, Negro, Philosophy of, physical force, plunge, plunges, pure white, quest, quest for, the South, to the point, wear down
«I behave like you, moving, singing, laughing, journeying, but watch out for the blow I inflict all of a sudden, to chastise and to warn.»
Author: Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Spiritual leader)
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chastised, inflict, journeying, of a sudden, warn, watch out
«Nature reserves the right to inflict upon her children the most terrifying jests.»
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