QUOTES

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The elephant knows not his strength.
(Aliyata dannawada ooge tharama.) Sinhalese proverb. When elephants are young, their trainers will tie their legs with iron bands so they won't escape. When the elephant grows up, even if his legs are tied with a single thread, he won't escape because he believes he can't.

It's a kind of transcendence to not view other people as potential threats.
Spoken by a friend.

What is to last an eternity, takes an eternity to build.
Baltasar Gracian.