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But words are things; and a small drop of ink,
Falling, like dew, upon a thought, produces
That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.

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A man, to be greatly good, must magine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and in many others; the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own.

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Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.

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...For the unquiet heart and brain,
A use in measured language lies.

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My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But, ah, my foes, and oh, my friends,
It gives a lovely light.

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I bid him look into the lives of men as though into a mirror, and from others to take an example for himself.

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By the work one knows the workmen.

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One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have only interests.

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Learn from me, if not by my precepts, then by my example, how dangerous is the pursuit of knowledge and how much happier is that man who believes his native town to be the world than he who aspires to be greater than his nature will allow.

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Ever notice that anyone going slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster is a maniac?

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