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The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.
The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.
The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.
The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.
To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.
Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.
The cure for admiring the house of lords is to go and look at it.
The cure for admiring the house of lords is to go and look at it.
It is always in season for old men to learn.
It is always in season for old men to learn.
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
The problem with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than their minds.
The problem with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than their minds.
Temperance is a bridle of gold.
Temperance is a bridle of gold.
