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A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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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
We give our best affections to the beautiful, only our second best to the useful.
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Affection Beautiful Best Ourselves
The nearest approximation to an understanding of life is to feel it–to realize it to the full–to be a profound and inscrutable mystery.
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Feeling Life Mystery Understand
Excessive sensibility is only another name for morbid self-consciousness.
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Aware Consciousness Name
It is with charity as with money–the more we stand in need of it, the less we have to give away.
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Charity Money Stand
Excellence in art is largely the result of attention to minutiae, and–prayer.
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Attention Excellence Prayer Result
Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.
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Genius Hands Observation Talent Writing
There will always be romance in the world so long as there are young hearts in it.
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Heart Romance World Young
The heart contracts as the pocket expands.
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Heart Money Size
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
Few minds wear out; more rust out.
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Mindset One Liner
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources.
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Courage Coward Diminish Resource
It is the nature of thought to find its way into action.
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Action Finding Nature Thinking
The great obstacle to progress is prejudice.
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Greatness Prejudice Progress
Give me the character and I will forecast the event.
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Character Event Myself
We should round every day of stirring action with an evening of thought. We learn nothing of our experience except we muse upon it.
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Action Day Exception Experience Learning Ourselves

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