"The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions."
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"People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.“
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"Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record."
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"There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison."
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