The world is a thing that a man must learn to despise, and even to neglect, before he can learn to reverence it, and work in it and for it.
THOMAS CARLYLEWeak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
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Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are.
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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.
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Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.
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A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
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Do nothing, only keep agitating, debating; and things will destroy themselves.
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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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Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world.
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Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.
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Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.
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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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Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
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No person is important enough to make me angry.
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Stop a moment, cease your work, and look around you.
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It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see.
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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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