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They only are wise who know that they know nothing.

Thomas Carlyle

No man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world, giving and receiving offence.
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Generosity Himself Live Man Way World
Of all God’s creatures, Man alone is poor.
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Alone God Man Poor Reality
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
Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.
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Lie Path Way Work Yourself
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
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
Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
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Business Distance Doubt Hands Lying See
Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether.
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Action Kind Talk Togetherness
Today is not yesterday: we ourselves change; how can our works and thoughts, if they are always to be the fittest, continue always the same? Change, indeed is painful; yet ever needful; and if memory have its force and worth, so also has hope.
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Change Force Hope Memories Pain Past Present Work Worth
Do nothing, only keep agitating, debating; and things will destroy themselves.
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Angry Destroy Irritation
A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things.
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Argument Believe Live Man
Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.
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Accomplishment Build Confidence
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
Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
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Eyes Object Weakness
A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.
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Gift Leaving Person See

They only are wise who know that they know nothing.

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