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“Know thyself,” said the old philosopher, “improve thyself,” saith the new. Our great object...
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It is important that an aim never be defined in terms of activity or...
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The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation...
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Perfect as the wing of a bird may be, it will never enable the...
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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable man persists in trying...
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A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only...
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All great masters are chiefly distinguished by the power of adding a second, a...
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Who will guard the guards themselves?(quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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The brown bag, of course, had its imperfections. While some kids carried roast beef...
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Thy words, I grant are bigger, for I wear not, my dagger in my...