Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNNearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
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The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.
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Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.
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Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
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My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
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Nothing will divert me from my purpose.
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That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.
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Anybody will do for you, but not for me. I must have somebody.
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Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.
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No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.
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When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion.
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The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships.
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If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it.
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You cannot build character and courage by taking away people’s initiative and independence
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I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody.
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Force is all conquering, but it’s victories are short lived.
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