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To be individually righteous is the first of all duties, come what may to ones self, to one's country, to society, and to civilization itself.

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Technology made large populations possible; large populations now make technology indispensable.
To have passed through life and never experienced solitude is to have never known oneself. To have never known oneself is to…
Is it wholly fantastic to admit the possibility that Nature herself strove toward what we call beauty? Face to face with any…
Only those within whose own consciousness the sun rise and set, the leaves burgeon and wither, can be said to be aware…
Life is very persistent and very ingenious in seizing every opportunity.
The mind leaps, and leaps perhaps with a sort of elation, through the immensities of space, but the spirit, frightened and cold,…
Anxiety and distress, interrupted occasionally by pleasure, is the normal course of man's existence.
The typical American believes that no necessity of the soul is free and that there are precious few, if any, which cannot…
Every time a value is born, existence takes on a new meaning; every time one dies, some part of that meaning passes…
Civilizations die from philosophical calm, irony, and a sense of fair play quite as surely as they die of debauchery.
Any euphemism ceases to be euphemistic after a time and the true meaning begins to show through. It's a losing game, but…
Science has always promised two things not necessarily related; an increase first in our powers, second in our happiness or wisdom, and…

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I know of nothing more inspiring than that of making discoveries for ones self. — George Washington Carver
The best way to forget ones self is to look at the world with attention and love. — Red Auerbach
To be ones self and unafraid whether right or wrong is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity. — Irving Wallace
Make ones center of life inside ones self, not selfishly or excludingly, but with a kind of unassailable serenity. — Edith Wharton
To be individually righteous is the first of all duties, come what may to ones self, to one's country, to society, and… — Joseph Wood Krutch
Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world. — Eleanor Roosevelt
The whole problem is to establish communication with ones self. — Elwyn Brooks White
I had rather munch a crust of brown bread and an onion in a corner, without any more ado or ceremony, than… — Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
To give ones body is to give ones self. That means something! And a gift is not a loan. If what we… — Meicee
Don't keep faith in something because others say or do so , its like commiting ones self to a belief you were… — Senoraroy
There are two types of people with desire. the first one is a path which leads to greed and suffering. The second… — Melchor Lim
To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation… — Akussung Kenneth Prince

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