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The Foundation

«Bad reasoning as well as good reasoning is possible; and this fact is the foundation of the practical side of logic»
«If the United Nations once admits that international disputes can be settled by using force, then we will have destroyed the foundation of the organization and our best hope of establishing a world order.»
«Adversity is the foundation of virtue»
Author: Japanese Proverb | About: Adversity | Keywords: foundation, The Foundation
«Fear is the foundation of most governments.»
«I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.»
«Unless we know the value of other religious traditions, it is difficult to develop respect for them. Mutual respect is the foundation of genuine harmony. We should strive for a spirit of harmony, not for political or economic reasons, but rather simply because we realize the value of other traditions. I always make an effort to promote religious harmony.»
«Economic independence is the foundation of the only sort of freedom worth a damn»
«Beautiful credit! The foundation of modern society.»
«Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.»
«Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.»