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He not busy being born is busy dying.
He not busy being born is busy dying.
Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, read more
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.
Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to read more
Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.
Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.
Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.
All crush'd and stone-cast in behaviour,
She stood as a marble would stand,
Then the Saviour bent read more
All crush'd and stone-cast in behaviour,
She stood as a marble would stand,
Then the Saviour bent down, and the Saviour
In silence wrote on in the sand.
Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.
Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.
Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere
nearby.
Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere
nearby.
The rich live hand-to-mouth too-just on a higher level.
The rich live hand-to-mouth too-just on a higher level.
