Therefore trust to thy heart, and to what the world calls illusions.
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOWAmbition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach we are never satisfied.
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The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.
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Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.
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The nearer the dawn the darker the night.
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Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone.
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All things must change to something new, to something strange.
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Morality without religion is only a kind of dead reckoning – an endeavor to find our place on a cloudy sea by measuring the distance we have run, but without any observation of the heavenly bodies.
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Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.
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It is a beautiful trait in the lover’s character, that they think no evil of the object loved.
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Build today, then strong and sure, With a firm and ample base; And ascending and secure. Shall tomorrow find its place.
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Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.
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Evil is only good perverted.
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Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies.
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It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.
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Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.
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In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.
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