No man sees far, most see no farther than their noses.
THOMAS CARLYLEWhat 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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Of all God’s creatures, Man alone is poor.
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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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In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.
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Writing is a dreadful labor, yet not so dreadful as Idleness.
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They only are wise who know that they know nothing.
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There are remedies for all things but death.
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A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
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Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.
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A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.
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He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.
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Without kindness there can be no true joy.
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Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.
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A man lives by believing something.
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Love is not altogether a Delirium, says he elsewhere; “yet has it many points in common therewith.”
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Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us.
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