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Aspire to understanding. Without it we are strangers alone in an alien island. | Aspire to understanding. Without it we are strangers alone in an alien island. | ||
Lydiaf lly eelymsad; ðrav ñe, gwad dyb nwnwd gwad, ciablias dy ir siagrał. | |||
Aspire to love untainted by possessiveness. Love confined is love lost. | Aspire to love untainted by possessiveness. Love confined is love lost. | ||
Lydiaf lly eell... | |||
Aspire to peace, which unites us. Abhor submissiveness, which divides us. | Aspire to peace, which unites us. Abhor submissiveness, which divides us. | ||
Aspire to courage; disdain foolhardiness. The one ennobles, the other belittles. | Aspire to courage; disdain foolhardiness. The one ennobles, the other belittles. | ||
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Aspire to open-mindedness, but never fear decision. | Aspire to open-mindedness, but never fear decision. | ||
Aspire to that elusive will-o-the-wisp, honesty, though deceit may sometimes seem the eternal way of the world. | Aspire to that elusive will-o-the-wisp, honesty, though deceit may sometimes seem the eternal way of the world. | ||
Aspire to patriotism but do not confuse it with chauvinism | Aspire to patriotism but do not confuse it with chauvinism | ||
Aspire to faith, without which there is no tomorrow. | Aspire to faith, without which there is no tomorrow. | ||
Aspire to wisdom, which is the sum of all these, the philosopher's stone that transmutes the dross of life into the purest gold. | Aspire to wisdom, which is the sum of all these, the philosopher's stone that transmutes the dross of life into the purest gold. | ||
And aspire to happiness. Your surest path - make someone else happy. | And aspire to happiness. Your surest path - make someone else happy. | ||
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