Excerpts of Citations
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We judge of man's wisdom by his hope.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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People who ask our advice almost never take it. Yet we should never refuse to give it, upon request, for it often helps us to see our own way more clearly.
~Brendan Francis
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Be to her virtues very kind. Be to her faults a little blind.
~Matthew Prior
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Until you make peace with who you are, you'll never be content with what you have.
~Doris Mortman
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Do something every day that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.
~Mark Twain
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When you strike at a king, you must kill him.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Destiny is not a matter of chance. It is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
~William Jennings Bryan
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Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come onl...
~Jawaharlal Nehru
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Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece.
~Ralph Charell
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Peace is when time doesn't matter as it passes by.
~Maria Schell
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Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education ...
~Calvin Coolidge
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The cost of a thing is the amount of what I call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.
~Henry David Thoreau
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Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.
~Victor Hugo
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When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
~Quintillian
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Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.
~Helen Keller
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Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
~Kahlil Gibran