What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONThe ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.
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Of all the ways to lose a person, death is the kindest.
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Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.
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There is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs respect it, and will not attack you in good clothes.
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For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.
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Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain.
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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
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If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
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A great man is always willing to be little.
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It is not the length of life, but the depth.
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Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
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Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.
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Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
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That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do, not that the nature of the thing has changed but that our power to do has increased.
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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
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