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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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A great destiny needs a generous diet. What can be expected of a people that live on macaroni!
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There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.
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Anxiety Fear Greatness Life Ourselves
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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It is our relation to circumstances that determine their influence over us. The same wind that blows one ship into port may blow another off shore.
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Determination Influence Oneself Relationship
Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.
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There are some kinds of men who cannot pass their time alone; they are the flails of occupied people.There are few wild beasts more to be dreaded than a communicative man having nothing to communicate.
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There are seaons when our passions have slept so long that we know not whether they still exist in us. So does flax forget that it is combustible when the fire is away from it.
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Existence Fire Forget Passion Season
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
We give our best affections to the beautiful, only our second best to the useful.
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Affection Beautiful Best Ourselves
Wit never appears to greater advantage than when it is successfully exerted to relieve from a dilemma, palliate a deficiency, or cover a retreat.
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Dilemma Greatness Intelligence Relieve Smart Success
False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross into the shade.
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Fake Friendship Leaving Shade Shadow
We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.
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Bold Man Ourselves Past
Give me the character and I will forecast the event.
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Character Event Myself
To be without sympathy is to be alone in the world–without friends or country, home or kindred.
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If it is a distinction to have written a good book, it is also a disgrace to have written a bad one.
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Bad Book Goodness Oneself Writing
When all else is lost, the future still remains.
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Future Lost Remain

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