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The eternal stars shine out again, so soon as it is dark enough.

Thomas Carlyle

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
A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.
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Goal Incomplete Man
The past is always attractive because it is drained of fear.
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Attraction Deep Fear Past
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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Believe Himself Man Original Sincere
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
A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.
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Gift Leaving Person See
Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
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Eyes Object Weakness
Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.
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Beautiful Element Goodness Mystery Secret Virtue
Do nothing, only keep agitating, debating; and things will destroy themselves.
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Angry Destroy Irritation
One monster there is in the world, the idle man.
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Deep Freedom Man World
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
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
No man sees far, most see no farther than their noses.
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Man Nose See Wisdom
Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.
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Blessing Himself Work
The soul gives unity to what it looks at with love.
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Appearance Love Soul Unity
Of all your troubles, great and small, the greatest are the ones that don’t happen at all.
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Greatness Oneself Trouble

The eternal stars shine out again, so soon as it is dark enough.

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