The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.
THOMAS CARLYLEDoubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.
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The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; whatsoever he believes, he believes it for himself, not for another.
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History: A distillation of rumor.
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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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Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It’s a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment.
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Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are.
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Without kindness there can be no true joy.
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A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things.
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A man protesting against error is on the way towards uniting himself with all men that believe in truth.
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What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.
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Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.
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Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.
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He who has no vision of eternity has no hold on time.
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Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.
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If Jesus Christ were to come today, people would not even crucify him. They would ask him to dinner, and hear what he had to say, and make fun of it.
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Not what you possess but what you do with what you have, determines your true worth.
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