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The world is a thing that a man must learn to despise, and even to neglect, before he can learn to reverence it, and work in it and for it.

Thomas Carlyle

No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, could ever compel the soul of man to believe or to disbelieve: it is his own indefeasible light, that judgment of his; he will reign and believe there by the grace of God alone!
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Believe Force God Grace Himself Judgement Kind Soul
Silence is more eloquent than words.
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One Liner Silence Word
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
Silence is as deep as eternity, speech a shallow as time.
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Deep Forever Shallow Silence Talk Time
Without kindness there can be no true joy.
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Joy Kindness One Liner True
To say that we have a clear conscience is to utter a solecism; had we never sinned we should have had no conscience. Were defeat unknown, neither would victory be celebrated by songs of triumph.
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Celebration Conscience Defeat Sin Song Success Victory
Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.
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Blessing Himself Work
A man lives by believing something.
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Believe Live Man One Liner
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
Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world.
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Greatness Lying Opinion Popular 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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Inspirational Motivational Obstacle Path Perspective Strong Weakness
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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Food Fun God Himself People
Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.
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Lie Path Way Work Yourself
There are but two ways of paying debt: Increase of industry in raising income, increase of thrift in laying out.
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Money Pay Price Way
The eternal stars shine out again, so soon as it is dark enough.
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Darkness Enough Forever Shine Stardom
A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.
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Goal Incomplete Man

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