The hunger and thirst for knowledge, the keen delight in the chase, the good humored willingness to admit that the scent was false, the eager desire to get on with the work, the cheerful resolution to go back and begin again, the broad good sense, the unaffected modesty, the imperturbable temper, the gratitude for any little help that was given -- all these will remain in my memory though I cannot paint them for others.
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A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment, in every country, and a considerate humanity should be the aim of all beneath it.
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We live in the present, we dream of the future and we learn eternal truths from the past.
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Truth and History involve nothing more than convincing the masses that you are right.
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Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.
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No padlocks, bolts, or bars can secure a maiden better than her own reserve.
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I guess more players lick themselves that are ever licked by an opposing team. The first thing any man has to know is how to handle himself.
Never go to bed angry. Stay up and fight.
Never go to bed angry. Stay up and fight.
