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What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I
definitely overpaid for my carpet.
What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I
definitely overpaid for my carpet.
Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly
regret what is already past.
Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly
regret what is already past.
Those who know don't tell and those who tell don't know.
Those who know don't tell and those who tell don't know.
Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You
must set yourself on fire.
Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You
must set yourself on fire.
What great things would you attempt if you knew you could not fail.
What great things would you attempt if you knew you could not fail.
People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked
while others have idled, have perservered while others read more
People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked
while others have idled, have perservered while others gave up in despair,
and have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial,
industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life
the success often erroneously attributed to good luck.
Labor disgraces no man, but occasionally men disgrace labor.
Labor disgraces no man, but occasionally men disgrace labor.
... then the world 's mine oyster.
... then the world 's mine oyster.
All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer. - Gnomologia, 1732.
All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer. - Gnomologia, 1732.
