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Man is not what he thinks he is, but what he thinks, he is.

Elbert Hubbard

We are punished by our sins, not for them.
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One Liner Perspective Punishment Sin
People who are able to do their own thinking should not allow others to do it for them.
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Advice People Thinking
Wise Man: One who sees the storm coming before the clouds appear.
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Appearance Cloud Man Storm Wisdom
What people need and what they want may be very different.
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Different Need People
Man’s greatest blunder has been in trying to make peace with the skies instead of making peace with his neighbors.
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Greatness Himself Man Peace Sky Try
The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it.
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Happiness Life Yourself
If you want work well done, select a busy man – the other kind has no time.
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Busy Kind Man Time Work
A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.
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Experience Failure Man
I do not read a book; I hold a conversation with the author.
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Author Book Conservation Hold Myself Reading
I believe it is possible that I shall make other creeds, and change this one, or add to it, from time to time, as new light may come to me.
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Believe Change Light Myself Possible Time
I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, and fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural . . to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid.
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Afraid Difficult Hate Jealous Live Myself Obstacle
Thoroughness characterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains. All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinite painstaking, even to the minutest detail.
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Achievement Art Character Genius Infinity Man Pain Success
Money never made a fool of anybody; it only shows them up.
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Disguise Fools Money
Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.
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Ability Discipline Feeling Yourself
God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.
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Appearance God Scars Yourself
Genius is the ability to act rightly without precedent – the power to do the right thing the first time.
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Act Genius Power Right Time

Man is not what he thinks he is, but what he thinks, he is.

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