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The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

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If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one.
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Attitude Despise Great Half Little One Resolution Shame Strong
But oars alone can ne’er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost.
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Alone Heaven Lost Oar Prevail Toil
Still ending, and beginning still.
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Beginning End Life Still
No traveler e’er reached that blest abode who found not thorns and briers in his road.
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Acceptance Found Thorns Traveler
There is a pleasure in poetic pains / Which only poets know.
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The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.
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Alone Land Path Sadness Sorrow Unknown
Truth is the golden girdle of the globe.
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Globe Golden Griddle Truth
Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
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Compassion Dismiss God Heart Men
When nations are to perish in their sins, ’tis in the Church the leprosy begins.
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Begin Church Leprosy Nation Perish Sin
This fond attachment to the well-known place Whence first we started into life’s long race.
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Attachment Home Known Life Place Race Start
Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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Inspirational Knowledge Life Motivational Proud Wisdom
Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
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Glory Guilt Inspirational Principle Selfish Shame War
What we admire we praise; and when we praise, Advance it into notice, that its worth Acknowledged, others may admire it too.
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Acknowledge Admire Advance May Other Praise Worth
Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything.
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Existence Happiness Life Little Owe
Would I describe a preacher, I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste,
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Doctrine Grace Language Men Plain Simple Sincere
Built God a church and laughed His word to scorn.
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Built Church God Laugh Scorn

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