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  • Charles Haddon Spurgeon A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you, and were helped by you, will remember you when forget-me-nots are withered. Carve your name on hearts, and not on marble
    Charles Haddon Spurgeon
    English Baptist preacher (1834 - 1892)
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  • Anthony Hecht A lot of the fun lies in trying to penetrate the mystery; and this is best done by saying over the lines to yourself again and again, till they pass through the stage of sounding like nonsense, and finally return to a full sense that had at first escaped notice.
    Anthony Hecht
    American poet (1923 - 2004)
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  • Max Eastman A poet in history is divine, but a poet in the next room is a joke.
    Max Eastman
    American writer on literature, philosophy and society (1883 - 1969)
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  • C. S. Lewis All joy emphasises our pilgrim status; always reminds, beckons, awakens desire. Our best havings are wantings.
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • Thomas E. Lawrence All men dream, but unequally. Those that dream at night in the dusty recesses of their minds awake the next day to find that their dreams were just vanity. But those who dream during the day with their eyes wide open are dangerous men; they act out their dreams to make them reality.
    Thomas E. Lawrence
    British archaeologist, military officer, diplomat, and writer (1888 - 1935)
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  • John Wooden Although I wanted my players to work to win, I tried to convince them they had always won when they had done their best.
    John Wooden
    American basketball player and head coach (1910 - 2010)
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  • Og Mandino Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.
    Og Mandino
    American author (1923 - 1996)
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  • Bernadette Devlin Among the best traitors Ireland has ever had, Mother Church ranks at the very top, a massive obstacle in the path to equality and freedom. She has been a force for conservatism... to ward off threats to her own security and influence.
    Bernadette Devlin
    Irish civil rights activist (1947 - )
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  • Benjamin Franklin An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
    Benjamin Franklin
    American statesman and physicist (1706 - 1790)
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  • Bennie Thompson Any successful nominee should possess both the temperament to interpret the law and the wisdom to do so fairly. The next Supreme Court Justice should have a record of protecting individual rights and a strong willingness to put aside any political agenda.
    Bennie Thompson
    American politician (1948 - )
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  • Charles Kingsley Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle will never know.
    Charles Kingsley
    British writer (1819 - 1875)
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  • Jimmy Cannon England produces the best fat actors.
    Jimmy Cannon
    American sportswriter (1909 - 1973)
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  • David Seabury Enthusiasm is the best protection in any situation. Wholeheartedness is contagious. Give yourself, if you wish to get others.
    David Seabury
    American psychologist, author, and lecturer (1885 - 1960)
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  • Henry David Thoreau Even the best things are not equal to their fame.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Ben Stein God bless the devout Christians of this country. They are Israel's best friends on the earth.
    A Long Memorial Day American Spectator (1 June 2010)
    Ben Stein
    American professor, writer
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  • Friedrich Nietzsche He who laughs best today, will also laughs last.
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    German poet and philosopher (1844 - 1900)
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  • William Shakespeare Honesty is the best policy. If I lose mine honor, I lose myself.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Harry S. Truman I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.
    Harry S. Truman
    American president (1884 - 1972)
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  • Thomas Love Peacock I never failed to convince an audience that the best thing they could do was to go away.
    Thomas Love Peacock
    English novelist, poet, and official (1785 - 1866)
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  • Mark Zuckerberg I really want to clear my life so that I have to make as few decisions as possible about anything except how to best serve this community.
    The Telegraph, 7 november 2014
    Mark Zuckerberg
    American internet entrepreneur (1984 - )
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