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I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all mischief in the world arises from the fact that men do not sufficiently understand their own aims. They have undertaken to build a tower, and spend no more labor on the foundation than would be necessary to erect a hut.: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow grow, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.: George Washington (1732 - 1799)
Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get, it's what you are expected to give -- which is everything: Unknown
Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey "people." People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war.... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest....: C. S. Lewis (1898 - 1963), The Abolition of Man
Grace under Pressure.: Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961)
The price of greatness is responsibility.: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.: Dale Carnegie
The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.: Calvin Coolidge (1872 - 1933)
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.: Anatole France (1844 - 1924)

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