"It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions."

Age, Courage, Individuality

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"It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions."

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William James, American Philosopher

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"If youth knew; if age could."

Sigmund Freud, Austrian Psychologist

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Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher

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"The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

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Willa Cather, American Author

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Sophocles, Greek Poet

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Chuck Klosterman, American Critic

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"What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man."

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