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He who drinks a tumbler of London water has literally in his stomach more animated beings than there are men, women, and…
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Take short views, hope for the best and trust in God.
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When I hear any man talk of an unalterable law, the only effect it produces on me is to convince me that…
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Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone…
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A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves…
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Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.
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Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession; do not run after distinctions and rewards;…
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Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow creatures love and respect.
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Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise is not…
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Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you…
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A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.
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Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life; let us swear eternal friendship.
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When you become famous, being famous becomes your profession.
— James Carville
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Are you your clothes? Are you your name? Are you your profession? Stop identifying with them. They come and go
— Anthony de Mello
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Let passion drive your profession.
— Oprah Winfrey
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No matter what you do, no matter what your profession is, no matter how old you are, everybody deals with haters,
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Rather than doing the kind of fact-checking that normally goes with a story, you ran with certain stories for not wanting to…
— Rahm Emanuel
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Allow your passion to become your purpose, and it will one day become your profession.
— Gabrielle Bernstein
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I don't think of myself as a critic or teacher either, but simply - and at the obvious risk of disingenuousness -…
— Richard Gilman
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On the Russian revolutionaries:To leave your parents, faithful and loyal subjects of the Emperor, to leave your profession, to desist from having…
— Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy
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Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich.
— Benjamin Franklin
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If you care to be a master or to make a true success of your profession, the smallest detail of your work…
— David Murray Cowie
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Never not dare to hang yourself. That's the only way you grow in your profession. You must continually attempt things that you…
— Charles Laughton
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Strive for excellence in your calling, but as a subsidiary to this: Do not fail to enrich your whole capital as man.…
— William Matthews
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