When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people.
– Abraham Joshua Heschel
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- When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people. – Abraham Joshua
- Racism is man’s gravest threat to man the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason. – Abraham Joshua Heschel
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- As young one we learned life is a opportunity and when we grow older we learned something more precious death is a gift. – Dondy Subingsubing
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- The older I grow the more I listen to people who don’t talk much. – Germain G. Glien
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