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 The Empire is a Commonwealth of nations.  It is essential to the triumph of reform that it shall never succeed. Think of your forefathers! Think of your posterity! To avail yourself of His certain wisdom, ask of Him whatever questions you have. But do not entreat Him, for that will never be necessary. Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil. Tis the sole remedy against misfortune, the very ventilation of the soul. The most valuable gift I ever received was the gift of insecurity my father left us. My mother's love might not have prepared me for life the way my father's departure did. He forced us out on the road, where we had to earn our bread. It is not necessarily those lands which are the most fertile or most favored in climate that seem to me the happiest, but those in which a long struggle of adaptation between man and his environment has brought out the best qualities of both. There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them. If you want a place in the sun, you've got to put up with a few blisters. The royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war; This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea. I am my own heaven and hell! If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street. Your imagination has much to do with your life. ... It is for you to decide how you want your imagination to serve you. I refuse to admit I'm more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate. Joy was a flame in me Too steady to destroy. Lithe as a bending reed, Loving the storm that sways her - I found more joy in sorrow Than you could find in joy. The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones come daily. Help yourself and heaven will help you. Happiness belongs to those who are sufficient unto themselves. For all external sources of happiness and pleasure are, by their very nature, highly uncertain, precarious, ephemeral, and subject to chance. Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them-every day begin the task anew. 
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