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The only thing that can grow is the thing you give energy to.
Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self.
All is a riddle, and the key to a riddle...is another riddle.
The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.
There is an intimate interdependence of intellect and morals.
Every ship that comes to America got its chart from Columbus.
As a man thinketh, so is he, and as a man chooseth, so is he.
See only that thou work and thou canst not escape the reward.
The whole value of the dime is in knowing what to do with it.
There is no man of Nature's worth In the circle of the earth.
We are immersed in beauty, but our eyes have no clear vision.
Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will.
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
It is a greater joy to see the author's author, than himself.
If you would rule the world quietly, you must keep it amused.
Earth's a howling wilderness, Truculent with fraud and force.
Faith makes us, and not we it; and faith makes its own forms.
The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.
The the illuminated mind the whole world sparkles with light.
The masses have no habit of self-reliance or original action.
Speech is better than silence; silence is better than speech.
No hope so bright but is the beginning of its own fulfilment.
Every word was once a poem. Every new relation is a new word.
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue.
Any work looks wonderful to me except the one which I can do.
Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.
Even imperfection itself may have its ideal or perfect state.
Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.
My father was an accountant and his father was a typographer.
Love does not care to define and is never in a hurry to do so.
The superior artist is the one who knows how to be influenced.
God is glorified, not by our groans, but by our thanksgivings.
A cottage will hold as much happiness as would stock a palace.
To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.
When you bait your hook with your heart, the fish always bite.
Cleanliness may be defined to be the emblem of purity of mind.
Women who love the same man have a kind of bitter freemasonry.
Bill Clinton left office with a more than 60% approval rating.
Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.
We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected.
The task ahead of us is never as great as the power behind us.
The world is so beautiful that I can hardly believe it exists.
Nothing is beneath you if it is in the direction of your life.
The wonder is that we can see these trees and not wonder more.
Many times the reading of a book has made the future of a man.
Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it
Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet.
Nothing is secure but life, transition, the energizing spirit.
The victories of character are instant, and victories for all.
Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.