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Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.

John Quincy Adams

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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Courage Difficult Inspirational Magic Perseverance
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
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Difficult Inspirational Patience Perseverance
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
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom
I read my eyes out and can’t read half enough neither. The more one reads the more one sees we have to read.
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Eyes Myself Reading See
Thus situated, the perilous experiment must be made. Let me make it with full deliberations, and be prepared for the consequences.
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Experiment Myself Philosophy Preparation Result Science
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
Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Improvement Worthy
It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Appearance Light Mortal Purpose
I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
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Heaven Herself Myself Success Wrong
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
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
My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
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Myself Ourselves Right Success
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.
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Alone Lost Principle Reflection Vote

Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.

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