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No man sees far, most see no farther than their noses.

Thomas Carlyle

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
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
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Noble Originality Sincere
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
Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.
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Beautiful Element Goodness Mystery Secret Virtue
One monster there is in the world, the idle man.
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Deep Freedom Man World
Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.
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Action Wasted Time Worth
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
Nothing is more terrible than activity without insight.
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Activity Direction Terrible Work
Egotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries.
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Ego Misery Negative Source
Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.
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Lie Path Way Work Yourself
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
Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether.
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Action Kind Talk Togetherness
Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
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Eyes Object Weakness
Naps are a way of traveling painlessly through time into the future.
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Future Sleep Time Travel Way
A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
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Life Oneself Rare Writing
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

No man sees far, most see no farther than their noses.

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