"Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds." — Socrates
"Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds."
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We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs.…
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It's always seemed odd to me that after a group of terrorists commits a vile and odious deed they rush…
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Every day, nay every moment, try to do some good deed.
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Honest people don't hide their deeds.
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