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 An error gracefully acknowledged is a victory won.  I'm happier. ... I guess I made up my mind to be that way. Men don't get cellulite. God might just be a man. The great end of life is not knowledge, but action. Genius does what it must, talent does what it can. A war regarded as inevitable or even probable, and therefore much prepared for, has a very good chance of eventually being fought. Friends are an aid to the young, to guard them from error; to the elderly, to attend to their wants and to supplement their failing power of action; to those in the prime of life, to assist them to noble deeds. All you'll get from strangers is surface pleasantry or indifference. Only someone who loves you will criticize you. Nature tops the list of potent tranquilizers and stress reducers. The mere sound of moving water has been shown to lower blood pressure. Let a man's talents or virtues be what they may, he will only feel satisfaction in his society as he is satisfied in himself. There was a small boy of Quebec Who was buried in snow to the neck: When they said 'Are you friz?' He replied 'Yes, I is - But we don't call this cold in Quebec!' The secret of success in society is a certain heartiness and sympathy. You have striven so hard, and so long, to compel life. Can't you now slowly change, and let life slowly drift into you ... let the invisible life steal into you and slowly possess you. The healthy being craves an occasional wildness, a jolt from normality, a sharpening of the edge of appetite, his own little festival of the Saturnalia, a brief excursion from his way of life. It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves. Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius. Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still. My darling little girl-child, after such a long and troublesome waiting I now have you in my arms. I am alone no more, I have my baby. We all lose our looks eventually, better develop your character and interest in life. 
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