Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

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From the point of view of form, the type of all the arts is the art of the musician. From the point of view of feeling, the actor’s craft is the type.

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The wise man does not grow old, but ripens.

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When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.

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In its printed form, thought is more imperishable than ever; it is volatile, irresistible, indestructible.

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The social edifice of the past rests on three columns,—the priest, the king, and the hangman.

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Nothing makes a man so adventurous as an empty pocket.

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Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.

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Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age.

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To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do.

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