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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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Take everything easy and quit dreaming and brooding and you will be well guarded from a thousand evils.
— Dorothy Uhnak
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The life of nature we must meet halfway; it is shy, withdrawn, and blends itself with a vast neutral background. We must…
— John Burroughs
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Let the wise guard their thoughts, which are difficult to perceive, extremely subtle, and wander at will. Thought which is well guarded…
— Gautama Buddha
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Now one of the most essential branches of English liberty, is the freedom of one's house. A man's house is his castle;…
— James Otis
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As a constellation, theoretical thought circles the concept it would like to unseal, hoping that it may fly open like the lock…
— Theodor Adorno
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But the world turns, and even legends change; and somewhere there is a border, and sometime, perhaps, someone will decide to cross…
— Robin McKinley
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Words used carelessly, as if they did not matter in any serious way, often allowed otherwise well-guarded truths to seep through.
— Douglas Adams
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Sure.” Olivia smirked. “Good ol’ New York Public Library. I’m sure it’s up to date on the latest Demons that escape through…
— Cheyenne McCray
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