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    Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.

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Worry is simply an unhealthy and destructive mental
habit.

Worry is simply an unhealthy and destructive mental
habit.

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Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and
virtue is doing it.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and
virtue is doing it.

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An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it.

An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it.

by Changing Times Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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No man can live happily who regards himself alone, who turns everything
to his own advantage. Thou must live for read more

No man can live happily who regards himself alone, who turns everything
to his own advantage. Thou must live for another, if thou wishest to live
for thyself.

by Seneca Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Relationships are like a dance, with visible energy racing back and
forth between partners. Some relationships are the slow, dark read more

Relationships are like a dance, with visible energy racing back and
forth between partners. Some relationships are the slow, dark dance of
death.

by Colette Dowling Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Its the moment you think you can't that you realize you can.

Its the moment you think you can't that you realize you can.

by Celine Dion Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never
happened.

My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never
happened.

by Michel Eyquem Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Many are called but few get up.

Many are called but few get up.

by Oliver Herford Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century:
that a writer never complains, never explains read more

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century:
that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.

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