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There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.

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Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.

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There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening.

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Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.

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To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for.

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What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us.

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Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

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Many a treasure besides Ali Baba's is unlocked with a verbal key.

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There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love this life and live it as bravely and faithfully and cheerfully as we can.

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A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: Unknown

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