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The great thing in this world is not so much where we are but in what direction we are moving.


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All limitations are self-imposed.



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Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.



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A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.



Success. Is not the position where you are standing, but which direction you are going.

Success. Is not the position where you are standing, but which direction you are going.



This is a court of law, not a court of justice.

This is a court of law, not a court of justice.



Rough work, iconoclasm, but the only way to get at truth.

Rough work, iconoclasm, but the only way to get at truth.



My right to swing my fist ends where your nose begins.

My right to swing my fist ends where your nose begins.



I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.

I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.



Youth fades, love droops, the leaves of friendship fall; A mother's secret hope outlives them all.

Youth fades, love droops, the leaves of friendship fall; A mother's secret hope outlives them all.






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