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The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.
The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.
 I held it truth, with him who sings
 To one clear harp in divers tones,
  That men read more 
 I held it truth, with him who sings
 To one clear harp in divers tones,
  That men may rise on stepping stones
   Or their dead selves to higher things. 
 A lover of Jesus and of the truth . . . can lift himself above 
himself in spirit.
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 A lover of Jesus and of the truth . . . can lift himself above 
himself in spirit.
 [Lat., Amator Jesu et veritatis . . . potest se . . . elevare 
supra seipsum in spiritu.] 
 'Ay,' quoth my uncle Gloucester,
 'Small herbs have grace, great weeds do grow apace.'
  And since, methinks, read more 
 'Ay,' quoth my uncle Gloucester,
 'Small herbs have grace, great weeds do grow apace.'
  And since, methinks, I would not grow so fast,
   Because sweet flow'rs are slow and weeds make haste. 
Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of a single moment - the read more
Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of a single moment - the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is.
Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less read more
Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.
 Treading beneath their feet all visible things,
 As steps that upwards to their Father's throne
  Lead gradual.  
 Treading beneath their feet all visible things,
 As steps that upwards to their Father's throne
  Lead gradual. 
 He is of the race of the mushroom; he covers himself altogether 
with his head.
 [Lat., Fungino genere read more 
 He is of the race of the mushroom; he covers himself altogether 
with his head.
 [Lat., Fungino genere est; capite se totum tegit.] 
Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death
Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death