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A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.

Thomas Carlyle

A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.
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Greatness Himself Man Treat
It’s a man’s sincerity and depth of vision that makes him a poet.
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Deep Himself Man Poet Sincere Vision
Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
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Eyes Object Weakness
There can be no acting or doing of any kind till it be recognized that there is a thing to be done; the thing once recognized, doing in a thousand shapes becomes possible.
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Act Kind Possible Recognition
Today is not yesterday: we ourselves change; how can our works and thoughts, if they are always to be the fittest, continue always the same? Change, indeed is painful; yet ever needful; and if memory have its force and worth, so also has hope.
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Change Force Hope Memories Pain Past Present Work Worth
Every day that is born into the world comes like a burst of music and rings the whole day through, and you make of it a dance, a dirge, or a life march, as you will.
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Born Dance Life Music Willing World Yourself
Stop a moment, cease your work, and look around you.
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Moments Stop Yourself
Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
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Business Distance Doubt Hands Lying See
A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
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Life Oneself Rare Writing
No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, could ever compel the soul of man to believe or to disbelieve: it is his own indefeasible light, that judgment of his; he will reign and believe there by the grace of God alone!
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Believe Force God Grace Himself Judgement Kind Soul
Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.
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Action Wasted Time Worth
I’ve got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.
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Ambition Boredom Greatness Myself
Nothing is more terrible than activity without insight.
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Activity Direction Terrible Work
Endurance is patience concentrated.
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Concentration Deep Endurance Focus One Liner Patience
What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.
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Book Collection Deep Greatness Knowledge Reading Teacher
The eternal stars shine out again, so soon as it is dark enough.
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Darkness Enough Forever Shine Stardom

A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.

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