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The reveries of the dreamer advance his hopes, but not their realization. One good hour of earnest work is worth them all.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.
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Doubt Willing Yourself
Excessive sensibility is only another name for morbid self-consciousness.
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Aware Consciousness Name
The knowledge beyond all other knowledge is the knowledge how to excuse.
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Beyond Excuse Knowledge
Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.
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Genius Hands Observation Talent Writing
Partial culture runs to the ornate, extreme culture to simplicity.
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Culture Run Simplicity
Without death in the world, existence in it would soon become, through over-population, the most frightful of curses.
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Curse Death Existence Fear World
Weakness ineffectually seeks to disguise itself,–like a drunken man trying to show how sober he is.
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Disguise Seek Sober Weakness
Words of praise, indeed, are almost as necessary to warm a child into a genial life as acts of kindness and affection. Judicious praise is to children what the sun is to flowers.
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Children Flower Life Necessary Praise Sun Warm Word
When we get tired of enjoying all the pleasures within our reach, we have still a resource in thinking of others that are not.
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Enjoyment Happiness Reach Resource Thinking Tired
The great artist is a slave to his ideals.
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Artist Greatness Ideal Slave
Words, like cannon balls, should go direct to their mark.
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Direction Mark Word
Contentment is not happiness. An oyster may be contented. Happiness is compounded of richer elements.
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Element Happiness Rich Satisfaction
It is only an error of judgment to make a mistake, but it argues an infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.
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Argue Character Discover Errors Judgement Mistake
Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.
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Admire Character Follower Imitation Reason
Alas, the transports beauty can inspire!
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Beautiful Inspirational Transportation
Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are principally remembered for the mischief they have done.
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Greatness Principal Remember Warrior

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