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Thought For the Day: It Is Easier To Lead Men To Combat, Stirring Up Their Passion, Than To Restrain Them and Direct Them Toward the Patient Labors of Peace

“It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.” – Andre Gide, author, Nobel laureate (1869-1951)

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Thought For the Day: Shed Dead Ideas Like Dead Leaves

“Oh, would that my mind could let fall its dead ideas, as the tree does its withered leaves!” -Andre Gide, author, Nobel laureate (22 Nov 1869-1951)        

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