He was fond of the tavern, and felt comfortable only among coarse language, military gallantries, easy beauties, and easy conquests.

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Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.

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The wise man does not grow old, but ripens.

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To them the idea of man is inseparable from the idea of shade. The night is called sorgue; man, orgue. Man is a derivative of night.

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The future has several names. For the weak, it is impossible; for the fainthearted, it is unknown; but for the valiant, it is ideal.

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Nothing makes a man so adventurous as an empty pocket.

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Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

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If you are stone, be magnetic; if a plant, be sensitive; but if you are human be love.

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Go out in the world and work like money doesn't matter, sing as if no one is listening, love as if you have never been hurt, and dance as if no one is watching.

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Not being heard is no reason for silence.

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