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"A reformer is one who sets forth cheerfully toward sure defeat."
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"None speak of the bravery, the might, or the intellect of Jesus; but the devil is always imagined as a being of acute intellect, political cunning, and the fiercest courage. These universal and instinctive tendencies of the human mind reveal much."
Courage

"You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy."
People

"It is right noble to fight with wickedness and wrong; the mistake is in supposing that spiritual evil can be overcome by physical means."
Mistake

"A reformer is one who sets forth cheerfully toward sure defeat."
Defeat

"Every human being has, like Socrates, an attendant spirit; and wise are they who obey its signals. If it does not always tell us what to do, it always cautions us what not to do."
Being

"Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture."
Success

"I was gravely warned by some of my female acquaintances that no woman could expect to be regarded as a lady after she had written a book."
Stereotype

"Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an angel's face."
Soul

"Home - that blessed word, which opens to the human heart the most perfect glimpse of Heaven, and helps to carry it thither, as on an angel's wings."
Home

"But men never violate the laws of God without suffering the consequences, sooner or later."
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"Washington's defeat in 1754 was followed by active military preparations on both sides."
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"The struggle is always worthwhile, if the end be worthwhile and the means honorable; foreknowledge of defeat is not sufficient reason to withdraw from the contest."
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"We are going to have to be there until we defeat this enemy."
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"Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits."
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"I bring out the worst in my enemies and that's how I get them to defeat themselves."
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"We may fight against what is wrong, but if we allow ourselves to hate, that is to insure our spiritual defeat and our likeness to what we hate."
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"What we now have in Iraq is a defeat."
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"Man is not made for defeat."
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"Defeat should never be a source of discouragement, but rather a fresh stimulus."
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"Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it."
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