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I do not want the peace that passeth understanding. I want the understanding which bringeth peace.

— Helen Keller Henry More: The Rational Theology of a Cambridge Plattonist (1962)

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Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope.

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A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.

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The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.

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