No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.

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He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years.

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The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.

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The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully.

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Do the duty which lieth nearest to thee! Thy second duty will already have become clearer.

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The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better.

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The cut of a garment speaks of intellect and talent and the color of temperament and heart.

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Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that refuses it when it is.

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Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.

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Culture is the process by which a person becomes all that they were created capable of being.

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