The first duty of man is that of subduing fear.
THOMAS CARLYLEMake yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.
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A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
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Who is it that loves me and will love me forever with an affection which no chance, no misery, no crime of mine can do away? It is you, my mother.
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Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.
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Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so.
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Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.
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Do nothing, only keep agitating, debating; and things will destroy themselves.
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Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world.
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They only are wise who know that they know nothing.
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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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No man sees far, most see no farther than their noses.
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The soul gives unity to what it looks at with love.
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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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A man lives by believing something.
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No pressure, no diamonds.
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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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