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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.

Thomas Carlyle

A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things.
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Argument Believe Live Man
It is the first of all problems for a man to find out what kind of work he is to do in this universe.
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Himself Kind Man Problem Universe Work
Experience is the best of school masters, only the school fees are heavy.
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Best Experience Feeling heavy Money Soul
A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
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Life Oneself Rare Writing
The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.
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Act Fear Himself Man
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
History: A distillation of rumor.
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History One Liner Rumor
Love is not altogether a Delirium, says he elsewhere; “yet has it many points in common therewith.”
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Common Himself Love Togetherness
No man sees far, most see no farther than their noses.
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Man Nose See Wisdom
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.
THOMAS CARLYLE

Believe Himself Man Original Sincere
A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.
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Flow Heart Joy Kindness Laughter True
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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Age Old Ourselves Sorrow Work
They only are wise who know that they know nothing.
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Deep Knowledge Man Wisdom
Work is the grand cure of all the maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind.
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Kind Man Misery Negative Work
Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.
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Action Life Question True
Without kindness there can be no true joy.
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Joy Kindness One Liner True

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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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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