Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you.
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Blessed be childhood which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness.
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You desire to know the art of living, my friend It is contained in one phrase make use of suffering.
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Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle.
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Truth is the secret of eloquence and of virtue, the basis of moral authority; it is the highest summit of art and life.
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Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.
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The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret.
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Liberty, equality - bad principles The only true principle for humanity is justice and justice to the feeble is protection and kindness.
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Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.
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Great men are true men, the men in whom nature has succeeded. They are not extraordinary - they are in the true order. It is the other species of men who are not what they ought to be.
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