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 Half the failures in life come from pulling one's horse in when he is leaping.  The English nation is never so great as in adversity. Sex alleviates tension. Love causes it. Grant that we may not so much seek to be understood as to understand. Shall you complain who feed the world? Who clothe the world? Who house the world? Shall you complain who are the world, Of what the world may do? As from this hour You use your power, The world must follow you! One of the worst forms of mental suffering is boredom, not knowing what to do with oneself and one's life. Even if man had no monetary, or any other reward, he would be eager to spend his energy in some meaningful way because he could not stand the boredom which inactivity produces. True happiness ... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. Some other faculty than the intellect is necessary for the apprehension of reality. There is endless merit in a man's knowing when to have done. Great men are not always wise. - Bible A fool's head never whitens. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. - Bible Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is. Nature never did betray the heart that loved her. A man should be careful never to tell tales of himself to his own disadvantage. People may be amused at the time, but they will be remembered, and brought out against him upon some subsequent occasion. To believe in luck ... is skepticism. As a painter I shall never signify anything of importance. I feel it absolutely. The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen. 
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