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Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos.
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In short, we ought to do justice in a kindly spirit to all nations and require justice from them in return.
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freedom in speech is friendly and has weight, but reproach is selfish and little
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The laws of friendship are austere and eternal, of one web with the laws of nature and of morals.
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We cannot expect to make everyone our friend, but we can try to make no one our enemy.
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Arbitration is the true method of settlement of international as well as local or individual differences.
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Some people will like you and some won't. And it's ok. You don't like many people either. You aren't meant to be everyone's cup of tea. Don't chase. Teach people to treat you right. Choose those who see the value your presence brings. Others don't matter.
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You are important. Your existence has a reason. You deserve to be respected. You aren't meant to be an afterthought. Don't chase those who make you shrink. Replace them with those who realise that your presence is a reward and your energy is a blessing.
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None knows the weight of another's burden.
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I looked in your cup to see if you had enough. You looked in mine to check if I had more than you. That difference says everything. We are not the same.