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    It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
    shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of the
    siren, till she transforms us into beasts.

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They fail, and they alone, who have not striven.

They fail, and they alone, who have not striven.

by T B Aldrich Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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You never suffer from a money problem, you always suffer from an idea
problem.

You never suffer from a money problem, you always suffer from an idea
problem.

by Robert Schuller Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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We're all pilgrims on the same journey-but some pilgrims have better
road maps.

We're all pilgrims on the same journey-but some pilgrims have better
road maps.

by Nelson Demille Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that read more

If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.

by Robert Conklin Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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The thing I fear most is fear.

The thing I fear most is fear.

by Michel Eyquem Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Marriage should be a duet-when one sings, the other claps.

Marriage should be a duet-when one sings, the other claps.

by Joe Murray Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.

Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.

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The soul is that which denies the body. For example, that which refuses to run when the body trembles, to read more

The soul is that which denies the body. For example, that which refuses to run when the body trembles, to strike when the body is angry, to drink when the body is thirsty. - Definitions, 1953.

by Alain Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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For a long time it seemed to me that real life was about to begin, but there was always some read more

For a long time it seemed to me that real life was about to begin, but there was always some obstacle in the way. Something had to be got through first, some unfinished business; time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.

by Bette Howland Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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