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Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.

Thomas Carlyle

Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.
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Action Life Question True
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
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Noble Originality Sincere
A man protesting against error is on the way towards uniting himself with all men that believe in truth.
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Believe Errors Himself Man Mistake Truth Unity Way
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
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
History: A distillation of rumor.
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History One Liner Rumor
Nothing is more terrible than activity without insight.
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Activity Direction Terrible Work
There is precious instruction to be got by finding we were wrong.
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Instruction Precious Wrong
There are remedies for all things but death.
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Cure Death One Liner
They only are wise who know that they know nothing.
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Deep Knowledge Man Wisdom
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
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
A person with a clear purpose will make progress, even on the roughest road. A person with no purpose will make no progress, even on the smoothest road.
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Person Progress Purpose Road Rough
Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.
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Blessing Himself Work
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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Affection Crime Forever Love Misery Mom Myself Yourself
It’s a man’s sincerity and depth of vision that makes him a poet.
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Deep Himself Man Poet Sincere Vision

Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.

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