If any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEFew people have the imagination for reality.
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One can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.
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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
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One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.
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Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it!
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Doubt can only be removed by action.
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Every situation–nay, every moment–is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.
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Oblivion is full of people who allow the opinions of others to overrule their belief in themselves.
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Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness.
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Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.
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Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
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For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him, he must regard himself as greater than he is.
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In the colorful reflection we have what is life.
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I wait for the morning of my tears.
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Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.
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We usually lost today because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.
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