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It is my wish to fill every moment of my time with some action of the mind which may contribute to the pleasure or the improvement of my fellow creatures.

John Quincy Adams

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Gratitude, warm, sincere, intense, when it takes possession of the bosom, fills the soul to overflowing and scarce leaves room for any other sentiment or thought.
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Gratitude Leaving Soul Thinking
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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Courage Difficult Inspirational Magic Perseverance
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
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Myself Poet Warrior
If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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Deep Value World
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow men, not knowing what they do.
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Charity Compassionate Human Man
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational
America, goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.
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Destroy Freedom Herself Independence Search
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People
Posterity – you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.
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Goodness Preservation Yourself
Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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Greatness Leadership
To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Believe Honesty Man Philosophy Worst
The will of the people is the source and the happiness of the people the end of all legitimate government upon earth.
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Earth Government Happiness People Willing

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