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 All profoundly original art looks ugly at first.  The mere sense of living is joy enough. Prayer is a condition of mind, an attitude of heart, which God recognizes as prayer whether it manifests itself in quiet thinking, in sighing or in audible words. Iron sharpeneth man; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. - Bible Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. The happiest is he who suffers the least pain; the most miserable, he who enjoys the least pleasure. Happy is the man who ventures boldly to defend what he holds dear. - Ovid Horus non numero nisi serenas (I count only the sunny hours). Every true man, sir, who is a little above the level of the beasts and plants, lives so as to give a meaning and a value to his own life. Growth begins when we start to accept our own weakness. 0 God assist our side: at least, avoid assisting the enemy and leave the rest to me. There were angry men confronting me and I caught the flashing of defiant eyes, but above me and within me, there was a spirit stronger than them all. Clay lies still but blood's a rover; Breath's a ware that will not keep Up, lad; when the journey's over There'll be time enough to sleep. Action is eloquence. Life is one long struggle to disinter oneself, to keep one's head above the accumulations, the ever deepening layers of objects ... which attempt to cover one over, steadily, almost irresistibly, like falling snow. No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning. Still round the corner there may wait, a new road, or a secret gate. Poverty makes you sad as well as wise. Some are satisfied to stand politely before the portals of Fortune and to await her bidding; better those who push forward, who employ their enterprise, who on the wings of their worth and valor seek to embrace luck, and to effectively gain her favor. If you want a work well done, select a busy man: the other kind has no time. 
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