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A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, Nothing else.

John Galsworthy

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A snowy, moonlit peak, with its single star, soaring up to the passionate blue; or against the flames of sunset, an old yew-tree standing dark guardian of some fiery secret.
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Against Blue Dark Flame Guardian Moomin Passionate Peak Snowy Treemstand
The building of a house, the writing of a novel, the demolition of a bridge, and, eminently, the finish of a voyage.
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Bridge Building Demolition Finish House Novel Voyage Writing
Society is built on marriage … marriage and its consequences.
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Built Consequences Mariage Society
Honesty of thought and speech and written word is a jewel.
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Honestly Jewel Speech Through World Written
Justice is a machine that, when some one has once given it the starting push, rolls on of itself.
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Give Itself Justice Machine Once Push Roll Some Start
When Man evolved Pity, he did a queer thing – deprived himself of the power of living life as it is without wishing it to become something different.
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Country Deprive Evolve Himself Life Living Man People Person Power Queer Thing
We are all familiar with the argument: Make war dreadful enough, and there will be no war. And we none of us believe it.
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Argument Believe Dreadful Enough Familiar Maske None War
The bicycle… has been responsible for more movement in manners and morals than anything since Charles the Second.
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Anything Bicycle Country Influence Manner Moral More Movement Person Princess Responsible Second Since Under
Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but something was struggling to take its place – service – social service – the ants creed, the bees creed.
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Brief Dead Future Life Longer Nearby Real Religion Something Struggle Take Place
And to be stolen away from ourselves by Art is a momentary relaxation from that itching, a minute’s profound, and as it were secret, enfranchisement.
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Art Away Enfranchisement Itch Minute Profound Relaxation Secret Stolen
Men are in fact, quite unable to control their own inventions; they at best develop adaptability to the new conditions those inventions create.
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Adaptability Best Condition Control Create Develop Fact Invention Men Own Quite Unable
Summer summer summer! The soundless footsteps on the grass!
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Footstep Grass Soundless Summer
There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don’t say in Power what you say in opposition; if you do, you only have to carry out what the other fellows have found impossible.
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Over Politician Rule World
Slang is vigorous and apt. Probably most of our vital words were once slang.
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Stang Vigorous
There are moments when Nature reveals the passion hidden beneath the careless calm of her ordinary moods-violent spring flashing white on almond-blossom through the purple clouds.
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Beneath Calm Careless Flash Hidden Moment Nature Ood Ordinary Passion Reveal Spring Violent
As a man lives and thinks, so he will write.
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Live Man So Think Write

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