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I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take,…
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A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
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For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice - no paper currency,…
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I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.
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The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only a miracle can mend it.
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If you think you can do it, you can.
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Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all - that has been my religion.
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The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.
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How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.
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The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.
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The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.
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Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a…
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