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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikiquote.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%86%CE%B8%CE%AD%CE%B3%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B1:%CE%92%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%86%CE%B8%CE%AD%CE%B3%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B1" title="Βικιφθέγματα:Βικιφθέγματα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βικιφθέγματα:Βικιφθέγματα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF:%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF" title="ویکی‌گفتاورد:ویکی‌گفتاورد – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویکی‌گفتاورد:ویکی‌گفتاورد" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" 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Whatever the philosophical stance, country, race, or religion of their origin; whether they be serious or whimsical; whether their creators are famous or notorious, controversial or celebrated, quotations are the essence of wisdom refined to a handful of well-chosen words. </p><p>They may inspire us to seek an understanding of their creators, to consider our own lives, to laugh, or merely to admire their mastery of language. 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