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"And he gave it for his opinion that whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before would deserve better of mankind and do more essential service to his country than the whole race of politicians put together."
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"Life is only worth living if it is used to produce products for the good of humanity."
"Give all your gifts away in service to the world. If you want to paint, don't wait for a grant, paint a wall in your town that looks drab and uninviting. You never know who is going to see that wall. Whatever it is you want to do, give it away in service to your community."
"When you live for the purpose of making a difference for the people, for society, for the things that are beyond you, then significance will not be able to elude you."
"Strive to enrich all lives, hearts and minds not just your own pockets."
"You need to discover something that will impact humanity."
"When every opportunity given to you is used to serve the people, you are on the path of life's purpose to the fullness."
"Every person has something he can serve other people with."
"You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others. In this world so filled with problems, so constantly threatened by dark and evil challenges, you can and must rise above mediocrity, above indifference. You can become involved and speak with a strong voice for that which is right."
"To be of value to humanity, start by thinking for yourself."
"The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live."
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"I never saw, heard, nor read, that the clergy were beloved in any nation where Christianity was the religion of the country. Nothing can render them popular, but some degree of persecution."
"Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind."
"Here commences a new dominion acquired with a title by divine right. Ships are sent with the first opportunity; the natives driven out or destroyed; their princes tortured to discover their gold; a free license given to all acts of inhumanity and lust, the earth reeking with the blood of its inhabitants: and this execrable crew of butchers, employed in so pious an expedition, is a modern colony, sent to convert and civilize an idolatrous and barbarous people!"
"Tis an old maxim in the schools That flattery's the food of fools - Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to take a bit."
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