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Just in the ratio knowledge increases, faith decreases.

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
He who has no vision of eternity has no hold on time.
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Forever Himself Hold On Time Vision
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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Book Collection Deep Greatness Knowledge Reading Teacher
Just in the ratio knowledge increases, faith decreases.
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Faith Growth Knowledge
Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us.
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Age Old Ourselves Sorrow Work
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
No man sees far, most see no farther than their noses.
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Man Nose See Wisdom
Do nothing, only keep agitating, debating; and things will destroy themselves.
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Angry Destroy Irritation
Once the mind has been expanded by a big idea, it will never go back to its original state.
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Big Ideas Mindset Original Place State
A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.
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Beginning Heart Knowledge Love One Liner
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
The first duty of man is that of subduing fear.
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Fear Man One Liner Responsibility
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
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
Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.
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Action Wasted Time Worth
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

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