Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone.
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOWHowever things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure.
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The human voice is the organ of the soul.
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Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, has earned a night’s repose.
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Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.
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The nearer the dawn the darker the night.
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Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.
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It is a beautiful trait in the lover’s character, that they think no evil of the object loved.
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The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.
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Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies.
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Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.
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That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
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Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.
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Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person’s mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick coat of self-conceit.
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A thought often makes us hotter than a fire.
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Something attempted, something done, Has earned a nights repose.
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Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.
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