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"When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package."

"The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise he will move in a world of the dead. He can only gain that conception through personal experience, and he can only use his personal experiences when he is a genius."

"What a man believes may be ascertained, not from his creed, but from the assumptions on which he habitually acts."

"A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open."
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"It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses."

"Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you."

"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."

"A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life."

"Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have."

"To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity."

"Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk."
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