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The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.

Thomas Carlyle

Without kindness there can be no true joy.
THOMAS CARLYLE

Joy Kindness One Liner True
It is the first of all problems for a man to find out what kind of work he is to do in this universe.
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Himself Kind Man Problem Universe Work
If you do not wish a man to do a thing, you had better get him to talk about it; for the more men talk, the more likely they are to do nothing else.
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Better Man Talk Wasted Yourself
Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.
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Lie Path Way Work Yourself
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
If you look deep enough you will see music; the heart of nature being everywhere music.
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Deep Enough Heart Music Nature Search
Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.
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Better Education Mistake Teaching Understand Yourself
A person with a clear purpose will make progress, even on the roughest road. A person with no purpose will make no progress, even on the smoothest road.
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Person Progress Purpose Road Rough
No man sees far, most see no farther than their noses.
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Man Nose See Wisdom
A man lives by believing something.
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Believe Live Man One Liner
He who has no vision of eternity has no hold on time.
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Forever Himself Hold On Time Vision
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
The eternal stars shine out again, so soon as it is dark enough.
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Darkness Enough Forever Shine Stardom
Writing is a dreadful labor, yet not so dreadful as Idleness.
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Labor Wasted Time Work Writing
Stop a moment, cease your work, and look around you.
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Moments Stop Yourself
Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.
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Action Life Question True

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.

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