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Of the gladdest moments in human life...is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands.


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Broke is a temporary condition, poor is a state of mind.

Broke is a temporary condition, poor is a state of mind.



Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause. He noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and keeps his self-made laws.

Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause. He noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and keeps his self-made laws.



The dearest ambition of a slave is not liberty, but to have a slave of his own.

The dearest ambition of a slave is not liberty, but to have a slave of his own.



Cease, man, to mourn, to weep, to wail; Enjoy thy shining hour of sun; We dance along Death's icy brink, But is the dance less full of fun?

Cease, man, to mourn, to weep, to wail; Enjoy thy shining hour of sun; We dance along Death's icy brink, But is the dance less full of fun?



One cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow.

One cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow.



All so-called revealed religions consist mainly of three portions, a cosmogony more or less mythical, a history more or less falsified, and a moral code more or less pure.

All so-called revealed religions consist mainly of three portions, a cosmogony more or less mythical, a history more or less falsified, and a moral code more or less pure.



All faith is false, all faith is true. Truth is the shattered mirror strown in myriad bits, while each believes his little bit the whole to own.

All faith is false, all faith is true. Truth is the shattered mirror strown in myriad bits, while each believes his little bit the whole to own.



Home is where the books are

Home is where the books are



Conquer thyself, till thou has done this, thou art but a slave; for it is almost as well to be subjected to another's appetite as to thine own.

Conquer thyself, till thou has done this, thou art but a slave; for it is almost as well to be subjected to another's appetite as to thine own.



The Now, that indivisible point which studs the length of infinite line Whose ends are nowhere, is thine all , the puny all thou callest thine.

The Now, that indivisible point which studs the length of infinite line Whose ends are nowhere, is thine all , the puny all thou callest thine.





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But still, my heart beats. It dreams. It wonders. And most dangerous of all, it hopes, because despite its smallness, this hope is still a great something

But still, my heart beats. It dreams. It wonders. And most dangerous of all, it hopes, because despite its smallness, this hope is still a great something



The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinion.

The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinion.



It's good to have a reminder that we can love ourselves and be beautiful even though we don't really fit into certain standards of what beauty may be.

It's good to have a reminder that we can love ourselves and be beautiful even though we don't really fit into certain standards of what beauty may be.



Whether you like it or not, you're a national figure after five games at Notre Dame.

Whether you like it or not, you're a national figure after five games at Notre Dame.



All fear comes from trying to see the future, Biff. If you know what is coming, you aren't afraid.

All fear comes from trying to see the future, Biff. If you know what is coming, you aren't afraid.



Everything matters, but nothing matters very much.

Everything matters, but nothing matters very much.



I didn't set out to be unusual or different. I just wanted to do things my way.

I didn't set out to be unusual or different. I just wanted to do things my way.



When I'm able to see the ice ahead of time when I get the puck, I'm able to make some pretty good plays.

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Take away leisure and Cupid's bow is broken

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