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The fool is looking for happiness far away. The wise man makes it grow under his feet.


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Quick as a hummingbird...she darts so eagerly, swiftly, sweetly dipping into the flowers of my heart.

Quick as a hummingbird...she darts so eagerly, swiftly, sweetly dipping into the flowers of my heart.



The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.



We age inevitably: The old joys fade and are gone: And at last comes equanimity and the flame burning clear.

We age inevitably: The old joys fade and are gone: And at last comes equanimity and the flame burning clear.



Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us bread, but give us roses.

Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us bread, but give us roses.



Man's the bad child of the universe

Man's the bad child of the universe



They can only set free men free... And there is no need of that: Free men set themselves free.

They can only set free men free... And there is no need of that: Free men set themselves free.



Free men set themselves free.

Free men set themselves free.



Would you end war? Create great Peace.

Would you end war? Create great Peace.



A faith like Lincoln's would transform the world!

A faith like Lincoln's would transform the world!



To be a god First I must be a god-maker: We are what we create.

To be a god First I must be a god-maker: We are what we create.





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Although goals are important, having a plan of action is vital to the success of those goals. Having a goal with no plan of action is like wanting to travel to a new destination without having a map.

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Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness - a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster children into strength and athletic proportion.

Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness - a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster children into strength and athletic proportion.



I'm proud to say that there is not a single Russian nuclear missile pointed at an American child.

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