Wrapt up in error is the human mind, And human bliss is ever insecure; Know we what fortune yet remains behind? Know we how long the present shall endure?

If one but tell a thing well, it moves on with undying voice, and over the fruitful earth and across the sea goes the bright gleam of noble deeds ever unquenchable.
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The noblest of the elements is water.
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The present will not long endure.
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The forehead of every work must shine from afar.
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Unsung, the noblest deed will die.
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Humble in a humble state and great in greatness, I will work out the divinity that is busy within my mind.
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Even now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.
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Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen.
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Convention is the ruler of all.
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Learn what you are and be such.
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There is a mortal breed most full of futility. In contempt of what is at hand, they strain into the future, hunting impossibilities on the wings of ineffectual hopes.
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Words have a longer life than deeds.
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Various are the uses of friends, beyond all else in difficulty, but joy also looks for trust that is clear in the eyes.
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Even genius is tied to profit.
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The test of any man lies in action.
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Often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
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