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Go on and improve in everything worthy.

John Quincy Adams

If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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Deep Value World
I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
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Myself Poet Warrior
A politician in this country must be the man of a party. I would fain be the man of my whole country.
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Man Myself Nation Politics
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Believe Honesty Man Philosophy Worst
It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Appearance Light Mortal Purpose
In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow men, not knowing what they do.
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Charity Compassionate Human Man
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
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Action Dream Inspirational Leadership Learning Yourself
Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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Forever Liberty Lost
To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is, the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of existence.
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Existence Greatness Knowledge Life
You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Alone Company Poet Yourself
If the fundamental principles in the Declaration of Independence, as self-evident truths, are real truths, the existence of slavery, in any form, is a wrong.
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Existence Fundamental Independence Principle Slave Truth Wrong
Gratitude, warm, sincere, intense, when it takes possession of the bosom, fills the soul to overflowing and scarce leaves room for any other sentiment or thought.
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Gratitude Leaving Soul Thinking
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves
Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Improvement Worthy
Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak, and that it is doing God’s service when it is violating all His laws.
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Beyond God Greatness Law Power Service Soul Thinking

Go on and improve in everything worthy.

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