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Man cannot live without self-control

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

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  1. Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life.
  2. Originality is not seen in single words or even in sentences. Originality is the sum total of a man's thinking or his writing.
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  4. People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification for continuing the practice. According to this logic,…
  5. If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
  6. Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.
  7. I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens.
  8. The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique.

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Topics in this quote

  • life
  • discipline
  • maturity
  • self control
  • survival

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