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 When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.  There is nothing enduring in life for a woman except what she builds in a man's heart. We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion just as effectively as by bombs. The greatest happiness of the greatest number. The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. - Bible Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses. Set about doing good to somebody. Put on your hat and go and visit the sick and poor of your neighborhood; inquire into their circumstances and minister to their wants. Seek out the desolate and afflicted and oppressed ... I have often tried this method, and have always found it the best medicine for a heavy heart. Every day look at a beautiful picture, read a beautiful poem, listen to some beautiful music, and if possible, say some reasonable thing. - Goethe The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. To end with certainty, we must begin with doubting. Life is a great surprise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one. It is the happiness that comes from within that is lasting and fulfilling. Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after. Most of life is routine-dull and grubby, but routine is the mountain that keeps a man going. If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street. There are no accidents so unlucky from which clever people are not able to reap some advantage, and none so lucky that the foolish are not able to turn them to their own disadvantage. Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand. The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. - Bible Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause. Ay, sir; to be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand. 
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