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The louder he talked of his honour the faster we counted our spoons.


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A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.



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When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.



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Beauty without expression tires.



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Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.



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Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.



The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.





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