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Brief author info: William Temple (1628-1699) English diplomat, statesman, essayist.

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The greatest pleasure of life is love.

William Temple

Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of ages through which they have passed.

William Temple

The most influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a child's home.

William Temple

As the flower turns to the sun, or the dog to his master, so the soul turns to God.

William Temple

I am greater than the stars for I know that they are up there and they do not know that I am down here.

William Temple

Contentment with the divine will is the best remedy we can apply to misfortune.

William Temple

It is a mistake to assume that God is interested only, or even chiefly, in religion.

William Temple

We must not forget that our vocation is to practice virtue that men are won to it; it is possible to be morally upright repulsively.

William Temple

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People Quote

The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.

- Maya Angelou

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Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

- Mahatma Gandhi

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Everyone is a moon and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.

- Mark Twain

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Count your age by friends, not years Count your life by smiles, not tears.

- John Lennon

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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

- Mark Twain

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