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He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great.

Herman Melville

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The worst of our evils we blindly inflict upon ourselves; our officers cannot remove them, even if they would.
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Whatever my fate, I’ll go to it laughing.
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Ladies are like creeds; if you cannot speak well of them, say nothing.
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Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great.
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