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Letter "I" » intentions
«We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves by our intentions.»
«Watchfulness is the only guard against cunning. Be intent on his intentions. Many succeed in making others do their own affairs, and unless you possess the key to their motives you may at any moment be forced to take their chestnuts out of the fire to the damage of your own fingers.»
Author: Baltasar Gracian
(Philosopher, Writer)
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«You may never understandHow the Stranger is inspired,But he is not always evil,And he is not always wrong.Though you drown in good intentions,You will never quench the fire.You'll give in to your desireWhen the Stranger comes along.»
Author: Billy Joel
(Pianist, Singer, Song Writer)
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«Wolves which batten upon lambs, lambs consumed by wolves, the strong who immolate the weak, the weak victims of the strong: there you have Nature, there you have her intentions, there you have her scheme: a perpetual action and reaction, a host of vices, a host of virtues, in one word, a perfect equilibrium resulting from the equality of good and evil on earth.»
«With mere good intentions, hell is proverbially paved»
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