We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOWAs to the pure mind all things are pure, so to the poetic mind all things are poetical.
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The human voice is the organ of the soul.
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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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Love gives itself; it is not bought.
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By dropping golden beads near a snake, a crow once managed To have a passer-by kill the snake for the beads.
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Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.
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Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.
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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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The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.
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People demand freedom only when they have no power.
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The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.
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Thy fate is the common fate of all; Into each life some rain must fall.
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It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.
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If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.
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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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A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.
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