It matters little where a man may be at this moment; the point is whether he is growing.

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When we are out of sympathy with the young, then I think our work in this world is over.

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The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done.

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Many a thief is a better man than many a clergyman, and miles nearer to the gate of the kingdom.

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A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man gets to being a beast, the less he knows it.

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It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think he must prefer quality to quantity.

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Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk.

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It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.

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If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

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Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want the best; God finds it hard to give, because He would give the best, and man will not take it.

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