If Jesus Christ were to come today, people would not even crucify him. They would ask him to dinner, and hear what he had to say, and make fun of it.
THOMAS CARLYLEThe past is always attractive because it is drained of fear.
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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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Every noble work is at first impossible.
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A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.
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The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
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Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.
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The eternal stars shine out again, so soon as it is dark enough.
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It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see.
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Laughter is one of the very privileges of reason, being confined to the human species.
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Who is it that loves me and will love me forever with an affection which no chance, no misery, no crime of mine can do away? It is you, my mother.
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Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do that with all thy might and leave the issues calmly to God.
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Of all God’s creatures, Man alone is poor.
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To say that we have a clear conscience is to utter a solecism; had we never sinned we should have had no conscience. Were defeat unknown, neither would victory be celebrated by songs of triumph.
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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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Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.
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A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.
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