Dreamers are half-way men of thought, and men of thought are half-way men of action.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEEFormerly when great fortunes were only made in war, war was a business; but now, when great fortunes are only made by business, business is war.
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Activity and sadness are incompatible.
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The great artist is a slave to his ideals.
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Alas, the transports beauty can inspire!
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There are some kinds of men who cannot pass their time alone; they are the flails of occupied people.There are few wild beasts more to be dreaded than a communicative man having nothing to communicate.
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Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are principally remembered for the mischief they have done.
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We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.
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The most brilliant flashes of wit come from a clouded mind, as lightning leaps only from an obscure firmament.
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Fame – a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.
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When all else is lost, the future still remains.
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Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it.
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Cheerfulness is an offshoot of goodness and of wisdom.
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Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised.
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It is the nature of thought to find its way into action.
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Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.
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Give me the character and I will forecast the event.
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