A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool. ― George Washington

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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. ― George Washington

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To believe you are magnificent. And gradually to discover that you are not magnificent. Enough labor for one human life. ― Czesław Miłosz

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the harder the conflict, the greater the triumph. ― George Washington

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99% of failures come from people who make excuses. ― George Washington

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There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness. ― George Washington

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One word of encouragement can be enough to spark someone’s motivation to continue with a difficult challenge. ― Roy T. Bennett

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From a little spark may burst a flame. — Dante Alighieri

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The labor into which a heart has poured its whole love--where will it have its say, to excite and inspire, and when?

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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world. ― George Washington

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