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“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.”
“It is not that we have a short time to live but that we waste much of it in noise”
“It is not the man who has too little but the man who craves more that is poor.”
“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.”
“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them”
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity”
“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality but imagination also gives us the gift of wonder”
“It is not the man who has too little who is poor but the one who hankers after more.”
“It is not that we have a short time to live but that we waste a great deal of it simplicity reclaims that wasted time”
“As long as you live keep learning how to live”
“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage”
“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage and to live with faith multiplies that courage immeasurably”
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.”
“As is a tale so is life not how long it is but how good it is is what matters”
“It is not that we have a short time to live but that we waste a great deal of it.”
“The grateful person, being still the most severe exacter of himself, not only confesses but proclaims his debts.”
“True happiness is to enjoy the present without anxious dependence upon the future”
“While we are postponing, life speeds by.”
“Begin at once to live and count each separate day as a separate life”
“Begin at once to live and count each separate day as a separate life for time waits for no one”
“All great things start from small beginnings.”
“It is not that we have a short time to live but that we waste a good deal of it.”
“One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood”
“It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a great deal of it.”
“Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.”
“It is not the man who has too little that is poor, but the one who hankers after more.”
“As is a tale so is life: not how long it is but how good it is that matters.”
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare it is because we do not dare that they are difficult”
“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality”
“Begin at once to live and count each separate day as a separate life.”
“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
“Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.”
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”
“Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms. You will be able to use them better when you are older.”
“To bear lightly what needs must be is a great virtue.”
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare it is because we do not dare that they are difficult and faith gives us daring”
“Fate leads the willing and drags along the reluctant.”
“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.”
“As long as you live, keep learning how to live.”
“He who has great power should use it lightly.”
“The right time to dine is: for the rich man, when he is hungry; and for the poor man, when he has something to eat.”
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
“The act itself is its own reward, and the punishment of the act is the act itself.”
“It is not that we have a short time to live but that we waste a great deal of it”
“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.”
“True family happiness is to enjoy the present without anxious dependence upon the future.”
“To bear trials with a calm mind robs misfortune of its strength and burden.”
“When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.”
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not but rejoices for those which he has.”
“Wherever you go carry compassion with you for it is the lightest burden and the greatest gift”
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Peace is what happens when patience meets understanding.”
“We suffer more in imagination than in reality.”
“It is not that we have a short time to live but that we waste a great deal of it. Life is long enough and a sufficiently generous amount has been given to us for the highest achievements if it were all well invested.”
“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.”
“Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness and compassion”
“True happiness is to enjoy the present without anxious dependence upon the future.”
“The greatest king is he who is king of himself.”
“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”
“Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.”
“Learning is the bread of life.”
“There is no end to learning.”
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare it is because we do not dare that family things are difficult.”
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
“True peace is achieved not by living without difficulty but by living beyond difficulty.”
“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.”
“Wealth is the slave of a wise man and the master of a fool simplicity reveals the difference”
“Life, if well lived, is long enough.”
“It is not the man who has too little but the man who craves more that is poor simplicity cures that poverty”
“One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.”
“Actions speak louder than words.”
“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.”
“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.”
“Religion is regarded by the common people as true by the wise as false and by rulers as useful”
“Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness”
“Knowing what is right does not make a sagacious man; the sage is one who also acts rightly.”
“A man who suffers before it is necessary suffers more than is necessary and never finds peace.”
“The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today”
“Associate with people who are likely to improve you.”
“Life is long if you know how to use it”
“A sword never kills anybody it is a tool in the killers hand”
“Time heals what reason cannot.”
“The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.”
“Love in its essence is spiritual fire.”
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity and faith is what connects them”
“Nothing is ours except time.”
“A man can be himself only so long as he is alone and if he does not love solitude he will not love freedom”
“Men learn while they teach.”
“He who is brave is free.”
“Difficulties strengthen the mind as labor does the body.”
“Study is the seasoning of life.”
“Life without study is merely death.”
“Difficulties strengthen the mind as labor does the body”
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