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Work for your own soul's sake.


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To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire-It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.

To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire-It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.



In time you shall see Fate approach you In the shape of your own image in the mirror.

In time you shall see Fate approach you In the shape of your own image in the mirror.



Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.

Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.



To love is to find your own soul Through the soul of the beloved one.

To love is to find your own soul Through the soul of the beloved one.



There is the silence of age, too full of wisdom for the tongue to utter it in words intelligible to those who have not lived the great range of life.

There is the silence of age, too full of wisdom for the tongue to utter it in words intelligible to those who have not lived the great range of life.



The tongue may be an unruly member-- But silence poisons the soul.

The tongue may be an unruly member-- But silence poisons the soul.



To this generation I would say: Memorize some bit of verse of truth or beauty.

To this generation I would say: Memorize some bit of verse of truth or beauty.



The snows and the roses of yesterday are vanished; And what is love but a rose that fades?

The snows and the roses of yesterday are vanished; And what is love but a rose that fades?



I have known the silence of the stars and of the sea. And the silence of the city when it pauses, And the silence of a man and a maid, And the silence for which music alone finds the word.

I have known the silence of the stars and of the sea. And the silence of the city when it pauses, And the silence of a man and a maid, And the silence for which music alone finds the word.



Those who first oppose a good work, seize it and make it their own, when the cornerstone is laid and memorial tablets are erected.

Those who first oppose a good work, seize it and make it their own, when the cornerstone is laid and memorial tablets are erected.





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History is replete with blunders written by sycophants.

History is replete with blunders written by sycophants.



God begins molding a mother after His own heart on the inside--in the inner woman and her heart--and then works outward.

God begins molding a mother after His own heart on the inside--in the inner woman and her heart--and then works outward.



How do you make your company a good place to work in general? That's a really really really large and complex set of skills. A lot of it is on the job training, combined with excellent mentorship.

How do you make your company a good place to work in general? That's a really really really large and complex set of skills. A lot of it is on the job training, combined with excellent mentorship.



Shakira's music isn't my cup of tea, but the way she moves her hips reminds me of the feeling you get when you climb the gym pole.

Shakira's music isn't my cup of tea, but the way she moves her hips reminds me of the feeling you get when you climb the gym pole.



You can't be in debt and win. It doesn't work.

You can't be in debt and win. It doesn't work.



Politeness of mind consists in thinking chaste and refined thoughts.

Politeness of mind consists in thinking chaste and refined thoughts.



Christ within us, the hope of glory.

Christ within us, the hope of glory.



But I am committed to keeping this city a strong and viable center for commerce and industry, for continuing to make it a place of opportunity for its citizens.

But I am committed to keeping this city a strong and viable center for commerce and industry, for continuing to make it a place of opportunity for its citizens.



You're not going to be on top of mountain all by yourself with a #2 pencil What we need to learn is how to learn.

You're not going to be on top of mountain all by yourself with a #2 pencil What we need to learn is how to learn.



The architecture per se isn't at fault. The more important factor, in my view, is the political neglect of these areas, which have essentially been cut off from other neighborhoods.

The architecture per se isn't at fault. The more important factor, in my view, is the political neglect of these areas, which have essentially been cut off from other neighborhoods.




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