One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.

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Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.

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A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.

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You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

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As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

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Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.

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Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

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The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers & cities; but to know someone who thinks & feels with us, & who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.

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All theory is gray, my friend. But forever green is the tree of life.

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It's true that nothing in this world makes us so necessary to others as the affection we have for them.

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