Something attempted, something done, Has earned a nights repose.
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOWMan 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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Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.
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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 human voice is the organ of the soul.
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.
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In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.
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Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny.
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For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.
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Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.
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The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.
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Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.
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Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.
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Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man’s enemies will soon fold their hands in devotion.
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The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.
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Talk not of wasted affection – affection never was wasted.
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All things come round to him who will but wait.
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