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Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.
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We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.
The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after.
Men of genius are often dull and inert in society, as a blazing meteor when it descends to earth, is only a stone.
A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.
Talk not of wasted affection affection never was wasted.
We judge ourselves by what we are capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
Let us, then, be up and doing, with a heart for any fate Still achieving, still pursuing, learn to labor and to wait.
Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.
The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.
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