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Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and
for height.
Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and
for height.
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
The word is half his that speaks, and half his that hears it.
The word is half his that speaks, and half his that hears it.
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only
thing.
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only
thing.
When we put things off until some future-probably mythical-Laterland,
we drag the past into the future. The burden of yesterday's read more
When we put things off until some future-probably mythical-Laterland,
we drag the past into the future. The burden of yesterday's incompletions
is a heavy load to carry. Don't carry it.
Life is a great surprise. I don't see why death should not be an even
greater one.
Life is a great surprise. I don't see why death should not be an even
greater one.
The latter part of a man's life is taken up in curing the follies,
prejudices, and false opinions he had read more
The latter part of a man's life is taken up in curing the follies,
prejudices, and false opinions he had contracted in the former.
Don't think it, ink it.
Don't think it, ink it.
Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.
Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.
