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We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.
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Death’s brother, Sleep.
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A great writer is, so to speak, a second government in his country. And...
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An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No reward coming...
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Great men of action … never mind on occasion being ridiculous in a sense...
Quote #7967
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.
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To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity.
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Irrational barriers and ancient prejudices fall quickly when the question of survival itself is...
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It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or...
Quote #18535
Retirement, we understand, is great if you are busy, rich, and healthy. But then,...