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In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.

Thomas Carlyle

Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It’s a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment.
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Accomplishment Achievement Desire Development Man Power Stop
The battle that never ends is the battle of belief against disbelief.
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Battle Belief Deep End Philosophy
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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Age Old Ourselves Sorrow Work
Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.
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Blessing Himself Work
Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.
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Action Life Question True
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do that with all thy might and leave the issues calmly to God.
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Calm God Hands Issues Leaving
The past is always attractive because it is drained of fear.
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Attraction Deep Fear Past
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
Once the mind has been expanded by a big idea, it will never go back to its original state.
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Big Ideas Mindset Original Place State
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
Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.
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Honesty Man World Yourself
The soul gives unity to what it looks at with love.
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Appearance Love Soul Unity
What 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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Book Collection Deep Greatness Knowledge Reading Teacher
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
A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things.
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Argument Believe Live Man

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