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"I never dared to be radical when young for fear it would make me conservative when old."
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"True wisdom often comes from the experience of failure-not from success."
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"I'm not much of a believer in the so-called character study; I think that in the end, the story should always be the boss."
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"It is by a mathematical point only that we are wise, as the sailor or fugitive slave keeps the polestar in his eye; but that is sufficient guidance for all our life. We may not arrive at our port within a calculable period, but we would preserve the true course."
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"The intelligent are candles, the virtuous are torches, the wise are lamps, and the enlightened are stars."
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"Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler's heart, kill your darlings."
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"A healthy amount of fear and respect might be a good idea."
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"Because of ignorance and negligence we lost the most precious value-life."
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"To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn't everything."
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"When an ordinary man attains knowledge, he is a sage; when a sage attains understanding, he is an ordinary man."
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"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."
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"I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to hell in his own way."
Freedom


"Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference."
Destiny


"Always fall in with what you're asked to accept. Take what is given, and make it over your way. My aim in life has always been to hold my own with whatever's going. Not against: with."
Life


"The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office."
Humor


"Education doesn't change life much. It just lifts trouble to a higher plane of regard."
Education


"There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate."
Wisdom


"I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power."
Leadership


"If one by one we counted people out For the least sin, it wouldn't take us long To get so we had no one left to live with. For to be social is to be forgiving."
Relationship


"Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired."
Love


"The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep."
Destiny
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