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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 Carlyle

Every day that is born into the world comes like a burst of music and rings the whole day through, and you make of it a dance, a dirge, or a life march, as you will.
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Born Dance Life Music Willing World Yourself
Nothing is more terrible than activity without insight.
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Activity Direction Terrible Work
The first duty of man is that of subduing fear.
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Fear Man One Liner Responsibility
Foolish men imagine that because judgment for an evil thing is delayed, there is no justice; but only accident here below. Judgment for an evil thing is many times delayed some day or two, some century or two, but it is sure as life, it is sure as death.
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Death Evil Fools Imagination Judgement Life Man
The soul gives unity to what it looks at with love.
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Appearance Love Soul Unity
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do that with all thy might and leave the issues calmly to God.
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Calm God Hands Issues Leaving
Democracy means despair of finding any heroes to govern you, and contented putting up with the want of them.
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Democracy Government Hero Satisfaction Yourself
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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Accomplishment Achievement Desire Development Man Power Stop
Every day that is born into the world comes like a burst of music and rings the whole day through, and you make of it a dance, a dirge, or a life march, as you will.
THOMAS CARLYLE

Born Dance Life Music Willing World Yourself
Naps are a way of traveling painlessly through time into the future.
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Future Sleep Time Travel Way
Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.
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Action Alone End Kind
Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether.
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Action Kind Talk Togetherness
Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.
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Honesty Man World Yourself
Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.
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Lie Path Way Work Yourself
Of all your troubles, great and small, the greatest are the ones that don’t happen at all.
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Greatness Oneself Trouble
One monster there is in the world, the idle man.
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Deep Freedom Man World

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.

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