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"He who has truth at his heart need never fear the want of persuasion on his tongue."
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"If a nation and any nation on this earth could raise up the standard of personal responsibility in their society, you will in no time see a nation of virtuous people, developed and civilized."

"The upright are richer in deeds than the wealthy are in gold."

"It is in opposing the world's lies that we impose truth in our hearts."

"If you have power, be just; wealth, be generous; knowledge, be wise; titles, be humble; and life, be grateful."

"If you want to know a person's true character, observe how he treats those who don't matter."
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"I believe the right question to ask, respecting all ornament, is simply this; was it done with enjoyment, was the carver happy while he was about it?"

"Large fortunes are all founded either on the occupation of land, or lending or the taxation of labor."

"Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them."

"It does not much matter that an individual loses two or three hundred pounds in buying a bad picture, but it is to be regretted that a nation should lose two or three hundred thousand in raising a ridiculous building."

"It's unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little. Whenyou pay too much, you lose a little money - that's all. When you paytoo little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing youbought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do. Thecommon law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting alot - it can't be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is wellto add something for the risk you run, and if you do that you willhave enough to pay for something better."

"Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art."

"We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it."
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