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"Why was I chosen?''Such questions cannot be answered,' said Gandalf. 'You may be sure that it was not for any merit that others do not possess. But you have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have."


"When you've finished your own toilet in the morning, then it is time to attend to the toilet of your planet, just so, with the greatest care."


"If he trips he must be sustained. If he makes mistakes they must be covered. If he sleeps he must not be wantonly disturbed. If he is no good he must be pole-axed."


"Duty is a good thing, a calling without which no civilization can survive, but it is also a weight and chain that sometimes seems sure to sink you to the airless bottom of a dark pool."


"If you try to do that which is not 'our' duty [the Self's duty], it will create interference."


"We are as the dead," Sha said. "Our purpose is to dedicate our lives to the service of our lord. And, when it is necessary, to surrender those lives. When we become what we are, we lose our lives - our names, our family, our homes, and our honour. All that remains is our lord."


"Our honor means no more than our lives, so long as the realm is safe."


"There should ne'er be a timeWhen a duty or dimeDoth outshineThe importance of family."


"When we carry out our "religious duties" we are like people digging channels in a waterless land, in order that when at last water comes, it may find them ready."
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"Tis Fate that flings the dice And as she flings Of kings makes peasants And of peasants kings."

"The error of the past is the success of the future. A mistake is evidence that someone tried to do something."

"Texan starting eternity: I never dreamed heaven would be so much like Texas. companion: Who said this was heaven?"

"The peace of God is with them whose mind and soul are in harmony, who are free from desire and wrath, who know their own soul."

"Time plays no favorites and will pass whether you act or not. Take control of your life. Dare to dream and take risks...Compete! If you aren't willing to work for you goals, don't expect others to! Believe in yourself."
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