Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOWFor 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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The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.
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He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.
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The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized.
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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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The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.
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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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The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.
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Sometimes we may learn more from a man’s errors, than from his virtues.
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There is nothing holier in this life of ours than the first consciousness of love, the first fluttering of its silken wings.
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In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer.
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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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Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies.
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The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.
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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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