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In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves. (Edward Bulwer-Lytton)
When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching. View quote
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Curse away! And let me tell thee, Beauseant, a wise proverb The Arabs have,-"Curses are like young chickens, And still come home to roost!" View quote
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The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself. View quote
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The brilliant chief, irregularly great, Frank, haughty, rash,- the Rupert of debate! View quote
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We commenced research where modern conjecture closes its faithless wings. And with us, those were the common elements of science which the sages of to-day disdain as wild chimeras, or despair of as unfathomable mysteries. View quote
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Love hath no need of words. View quote
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He who doth not smoke hath either known no great griefs, or refuseth himself the softest consolation, next to that which comes from heaven. View quote
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We love the beautiful and serene, but we have a feeling as deep as love for the terrible and dark. View quote
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Take away the sword; States can be saved without it. View quote
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Every man who observes vigilantly, and resolves steadfastly, grows unconsciously into genius. (Edward Bulwer-Lytton)
To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says: Leave no stone unturned. View quote
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Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself. Illness is one of those things which a man should resist on principle at the onset. View quote
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There is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes. View quote
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What men want is not talent, it is purpose; in other words, not the power to achieve, but the will to labor. View quote
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What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose. View quote
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Power is so characteristically calm, that calmness in itself has the aspect of strength. View quote
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A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power. View quote
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Master books, but do not let them master you. Read to live, not live to read. View quote
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One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth. View quote
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A life of pleasure makes even the strongest mind frivolous at last. (Edward Bulwer-Lytton)
Art and science have their meeting point in method. View quote
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Destiny is but a phrase of the weak human heart - the dark apology for every error. The strong and virtuous admit no destiny. On earth conscience guides; in heaven God watches. And destiny is but the phantom we invoke to silence the one and dethrone the other. View quote
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He who esteems trifles for themselves is a trifler; he who esteems them for the conclusions to be drawn from them, or the advantage to which they can be put, is a philosopher. View quote
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When people have no other tyrant, their own public opinion becomes one. View quote
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