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Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever.

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A great thing can only be done by a great person; and they do it without effort.

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Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art.

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No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in the dark ones. Men prospered then only in following an openly declared purpose, and preaching candidly beloved and trusted creeds.

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Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together.

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An unimaginative person can neither be reverent or kind.

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The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions.

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Let every dawn be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun be to you as its close.

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To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.

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To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.

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It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.

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Not only is there but one way of doing things rightly, but there is only one way of seeing them, and that is, seeing the whole of them.

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Modern education has devoted itself to the teaching of impudence, and then we complain that we can no longer control our mobs.

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Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance.

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Imaginary evils soon become real one by indulging our reflections on them.

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They are good furniture pictures, unworthy of praise, and undeserving of blame.

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When we build, let us think that we build for ever.

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Nothing is ever done beautifully which is done in rivalship: or nobly, which is done in pride.

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Every great person is always being helped by everybody; for their gift is to get good out of all things and all persons.

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No art can be noble which is incapable of expressing thought, and no art is capable of expressing thought which does not change.

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