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Don't take life seriously because you can't come out of it alive.
Don't take life seriously because you can't come out of it alive.
Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.
Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.
Wisdom is scar tissue in disguise.
Wisdom is scar tissue in disguise.
Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the read more
Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul.
Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.
Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.
We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.
We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.
If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard read more
If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard enough is not a humility.
The common people of America display a quality of good common sense which is heartening to anyone who believes in read more
The common people of America display a quality of good common sense which is heartening to anyone who believes in the democratic process.
Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you read more
Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life.