Of all God’s creatures, Man alone is poor.
THOMAS CARLYLEEverywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.
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One monster there is in the world, the idle man.
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When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze.
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Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether.
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A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
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The first duty of man is that of subduing fear.
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Endurance is patience concentrated.
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Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us.
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Naps are a way of traveling painlessly through time into the future.
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Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.
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Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
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The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.
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They only are wise who know that they know nothing.
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Silence is more eloquent than words.
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Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
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Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do that with all thy might and leave the issues calmly to God.
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