To say that we have a clear conscience is to utter a solecism; had we never sinned we should have had no conscience. Were defeat unknown, neither would victory be celebrated by songs of triumph.
THOMAS CARLYLESecrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.
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He who has no vision of eternity has no hold on time.
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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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The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.
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Experience is the best of school masters, only the school fees are heavy.
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He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.
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Laughter is one of the very privileges of reason, being confined to the human species.
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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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Of all God’s creatures, Man alone is poor.
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If you look deep enough you will see music; the heart of nature being everywhere music.
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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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One monster there is in the world, the idle man.
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The first duty of man is that of subduing fear.
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The eternal stars shine out again, so soon as it is dark enough.
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A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.
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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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