Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

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One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.

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There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard.

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The love of a mother is never exhausted. It never changes - it never tires - it endures through all; in good repute, in bad repute. In the face of the world's condemnation, a mother's love still lives on.

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He who would greatly deserve must greatly dare.

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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

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Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it

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The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.

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He who thinks much says but little in proportion to his thoughts. He selects that language which will convey his ideas in the most explicit and direct manner. He tries to compress as much thought as possible into a few words. On the contrary, the man who talks everlastingly and promiscuously, who seems to have an exhaustless magazine of sound, crowds so many words into his thoughts that he always obscures, and very frequently conceals them.

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Men are always doomed to be duped, not so much by the arts of the other as by their own imagination. They are always wooing goddesses, and marrying mere mortals.

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