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A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions
It is easy to sit up and take notice, what is difficult is getting up and taking action
The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts
To act is easy; to think is hard
Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world
Our actions are like the terminations of verses, which we rhyme as we please
However resplendent an action may be, it should not be accounted great unless it is the result of a great design
The great end of life is not knowledge but action
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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