The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; whatsoever he believes, he believes it for himself, not for another.
THOMAS CARLYLENothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.
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He who has no vision of eternity has no hold on time.
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Laughter is one of the very privileges of reason, being confined to the human species.
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A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.
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One life; a little gleam of Time between two Eternities; no second chance to us for evermore!
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No man sees far, most see no farther than their noses.
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Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.
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Foolish men imagine that because judgment for an evil thing is delayed, there is no justice; but only accident here below. Judgment for an evil thing is many times delayed some day or two, some century or two, but it is sure as life, it is sure as death.
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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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A man protesting against error is on the way towards uniting himself with all men that believe in truth.
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Do nothing, only keep agitating, debating; and things will destroy themselves.
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Nothing is more terrible than activity without insight.
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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.
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A man lives by believing something.
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Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.
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Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.
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