Sorrow makes men sincere.
HENRY WARD BEECHERGreatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
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Next to victory, there is nothing so sweet as defeat, if only the right adversary overcomes you.
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In the early ages men ruled by strength; now they rule by brain, and so long as there is only one man in the world who can think and plan, he will stand head and shoulders above him who cannot.
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The beginning is the promise of the end.
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People may talk about the equality of the sexes! They are not equal. The silent smile of a sensible, loving woman will vanquish ten men.
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Happiness is not the end of life: character is.
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Sorrows, as storms, bring down the clouds close to the earth; sorrows bring heaven down close; and they are instruments of cleansing and purifying.
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Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable.
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He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
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The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
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Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
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Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near victory as when you are defeated in a good cause.
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Men’s best successes come after their disappointments.
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The sphere that is deepest, most unexplored, and most unfathomable, the wonder and glory of God’s thought and hand, is our own soul!
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