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 An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man.  Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene. The learned is happy, nature to explore, the fool is happy, that he knows no more. The banalities of a great man pass for wit. You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns - you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold! Florence Farr once said to me, "If we could say to ourselves, with sincerity, 'this passing moment is as good as any I shall ever know,' we could die upon the instant and be united with God." Behind every successful man you'll find a woman who has nothing to wear. Faith is nothing else than trust in the divine mercy promised in Christ. What can any of us do with his talent but try to develop his vision, so that through frequent failures we may learn better what we have missed in the past. Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny. The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success comes only later. My sister says she never seems to get it together . . . either her rear looks good or her face does. Fair weather cometh out of the north. - Bible God answers all true prayer, either in kind or in kindness. Spring is a virgin, Summer a mother, Autumn a widow, and Winter a stepmother. The mind grows by what it feeds on. The nearer the church, the further from God. And, lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest. A great man stands on God. A small man stands on a great man. I find that it is not the circumstances in which we are placed, but the spirit in which we face them, that constitutes our comfort. 
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