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Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of all men can fortify and read more
Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of all men can fortify and inspirit and compose the souls of men.
Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.
Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.
The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better.
The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better.
 The mountain was in labour, and Jove was afraid, but it brought 
forth a mouse.  
 The mountain was in labour, and Jove was afraid, but it brought 
forth a mouse. 
Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of finitude we are surrounded by possibilities that are infinite, read more
Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of finitude we are surrounded by possibilities that are infinite, and the purpose of life is to grasp as much as we can out of that infinitude
 I would have you call to mind the strength of the ancient giants, 
that undertook to lay the high read more 
 I would have you call to mind the strength of the ancient giants, 
that undertook to lay the high mountain Pelion on the top of 
Ossa, and set among those the shady Olympus. 
Purpose is what gives life a meaning.
Purpose is what gives life a meaning.
Well, we knocked the bastard off!
Well, we knocked the bastard off!