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I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and row brave by reflection. read more
I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and row brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or read more
I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
There's no substitute for guts.
There's no substitute for guts.
Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm
and it will turn.
Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm
and it will turn.
There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control.
There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control.
It is man that makes truth great, not truth that makes man great.
It is man that makes truth great, not truth that makes man great.
Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, read more
Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I'm perfect - But tell me the truth.