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“The most splendid achievment of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval.”
“A poor craftsman blames his tools.”
“There is no self-discovery without pain and loss.”
“There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge...”
“Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.”
“As one grows weaker one is less susceptible to suffering. There is less hurt because there is less to hurt.”
“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.”
“Anyone who has ever made anything of importance was disciplined.”
“I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers. A man thinking or working is always alone, let him be where he will.”
“Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.”
“It's better to stand by someone's side than by yourself.”
“Maturing is realizing how many things don’t require your comment.”
“We learn by pushing ourselves and finding what really lies at the outer reaches of our abilities.”
“When you are able to employ your will always for constructive purposes, you become the controller of your destiny.”
“Colors are the smiles of nature.”
“Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.”
“Enthusiasm moves the world.”
“Life is meant to be a challenge, because challenges are what make you grow.”
“The goal is to do business with people who believe what you believe.”
“You always gain by giving love.”
“Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.”
“Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-correction.”
“Success isn't owned; it's leased. And rent is due every day.”
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”
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