For no People will tamely surrender their Liberties, nor can they easily be subdued, where Knowledge is diffusd and Virtue preservd . On the Contrary, when People are universally ignorant and debauched in their Manners, they will sink under their own Weight, without the Aid of foreign Invaders.

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Often people ask how I manage to be happy despite having no arms and no legs. The quick answer is that I have a choice. I can be angry about not having limbs, or I can be thankful that I have a purpose. I chose gratitude.

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As a general rule...people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it.

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When you give joy to other people, you get more joy in return. You should give a good thought to the happiness that you can give out. —Eleanor Roosevelt

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To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.- Oscar Wilde

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I always had the deepest affection for people who carried sublime tears in their silences.

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I don't like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and it isn't of much value. Life hasn't revealed its beauty to them.

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If you can do what you do best and be happy, you are further along in life than most people. — Leonardo DiCaprio

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You don’t need too many people to be happy, just a few real ones who appreciate you for who you are. – Wiz Khalifa

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You do learn things and one of them is that happiness has nothing to do with validation from other people, the important thing is being happy with yourself ... finding something that is important to you and sticking with it no matter what anyone says. The truth is you've got to really be tough because there are all kinds of forces that are always trying to get you to do things their way ... trying to tell you that you are throwing your life away if you don't follow their advice.

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