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Jupiter is slow looking into his notebook, but he always looks. In action, be primitive; in foresight, a strategist. Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were others who felt the same way. Make voyages. Attempt them. There's nothing else. The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Time goes by: reputation increases, ability declines. Both within the family and without, our sisters hold up our mirrors: our images of who we are and of who we can dare to become. Only the brave know how to forgive. ... A coward never forgave; it is not in his nature. Far from gay cities, and the way of men. Every minute your mouth is turned down you lose sixty seconds of happiness. With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy. Every flower is a soul blossoming in Nature. Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it. I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened. Change means the unknown. Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man. A conclusion is a place where you got tired of thinking. I believe the future is only the past again, entered through another gate. When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must. Real difficulties can be overcome, it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable.
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