Talk not of wasted affection – affection never was wasted.
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOWLives 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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For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.
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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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The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after.
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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 mind of the scholar, if he would leave it large and liberal, should come in contact with other minds.
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People demand freedom only when they have no power.
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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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The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.
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Give what you have to somebody, it may be better than you think.
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Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.
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Youth comes but once in a lifetime.
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Critics are sentinels in the grand army of letters, stationed at the corners of newspapers and reviews, to challenge every new author.
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The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized.
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The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in willing service.
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If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.
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