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Life is our dictionary.


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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.



Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.



A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.



When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.



Beauty without expression tires.

Beauty without expression tires.



Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.



Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.



Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn



To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.



The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.





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Color has got me. I no longer need to chase after it. It has got me for ever. I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour.

Color has got me. I no longer need to chase after it. It has got me for ever. I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour.



I think the human species is very suicidal.

I think the human species is very suicidal.



I always describe writing a story as throwing bowling pins in the air and then catching them.

I always describe writing a story as throwing bowling pins in the air and then catching them.



In magic, man has to rely on himself. So, in religion, of course, you're looking for outside support but that's the appeal of magic.

In magic, man has to rely on himself. So, in religion, of course, you're looking for outside support but that's the appeal of magic.



Some people are hurting so bad you have to do more than preach a message to them. You have to BE a message to them.

Some people are hurting so bad you have to do more than preach a message to them. You have to BE a message to them.



I must love big novels, because that's what I've written. It takes a while before you begin to breathe the air the characters breathe.

I must love big novels, because that's what I've written. It takes a while before you begin to breathe the air the characters breathe.



Spry is not a look, spry is behavior.

Spry is not a look, spry is behavior.



Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.

Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.



Look, I am very competitive.

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they go and set up free-will with the heathen philosophers and say that a man's free will is the cause why God chooseth and not another, contrary to all scriptures.

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