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    If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater the effort the heavier the world bore down upon his shoulders -- what would you tell him to do? I don't know. What could he do? What would you tell him? To shrug.

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Learning is not compulsory but neither is survival.

Learning is not compulsory but neither is survival.

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The one who is not communist till the age of 25 doesn't have heart and the one who is communist read more

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There could be no honor in a sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.

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The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.

The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.

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In this country men seem to live for action as long as they can and sink into apathy when they read more

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Perhaps the most valuable result of al education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to read more

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If you can keep your head about you when all about you are losing theirs, its just possible you haven't read more

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To become a thoroughly good man is the best prescription for keeping a sound mind and a sound body.

To become a thoroughly good man is the best prescription for keeping a sound mind and a sound body.

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No one wants advice -- only corroboration. - The Winter of Our Discontent.

No one wants advice -- only corroboration. - The Winter of Our Discontent.

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