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    The best advisers, helpers and friends, always are not those who tell us how to act in special cases, but who give us, out of themselves, the ardent spirit and desire to act right, and leave us then, even through many blunders, to find out what our own form of right action is.

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I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

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We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should read more

We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.

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The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

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Trust, but verify.

Trust, but verify.

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You live with your thoughts -- so be careful what they are.

You live with your thoughts -- so be careful what they are.

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The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

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A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. [Luke 12:15].

A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. [Luke 12:15].

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Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

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These are days when no one should rely unduly on his "competence." Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows read more

These are days when no one should rely unduly on his "competence." Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are struck left-handed.

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