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To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a noble exercise, and one that will task the reader more than any other exercise which the customs of the day esteem. It requires a training such as the athletes underwent, the steady intention almost of the whole life to this object.
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To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
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Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man's life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self.
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We always speak well when we manage to be understood.
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We are growing serious, and let me tell you, that's the next step to being dull.
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Well done, is better than well said.
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Well, I wouldn't say that I was in the great class, but I had a great time while I was trying to be great.
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What a man is ashamed of is always at bottom himself; and he is ashamed of himself at bottom always for being afraid.
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Whatever women do they must do it twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily this is not difficult.
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You can be very feminine and be a leader. Christine Lagarde, she's very chic and she dresses very well, and she's a woman. And she has a lot of power.
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You can start right where you stand and apply the habit of going the extra mile by rendering more service and better service than you are now being paid for.
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You don't have to teach people how to be human. You have to teach them how to stop being inhuman.
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You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being read a second time; and don't labor for the admiration of the crowd, but be content with a few choice readers.
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All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
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''Doing your own thing'' is a generous act. Being gifted creates obligations, which means you owe the world your best effort at the work you love. You too are a natural resource.
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''I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower.'' ''Oh yeah, well I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower TWICE!''
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'I Just Might Pray' by The David Mayfield Parade has an upbeat tempo without being sugary sweet. 'I Just Might Pray' is an enjoyable track and is easily listened to. As a side note, the video for 'I Just Might Pray' is absolutely adorable.
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