A poor original is better than a good imitation. - Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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. . . I'm so over the tattoos and the T-shirts and rings through the noses. It's not pretty, it's not pleasant, it's not exciting. Please stop it now.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

A poor original is better than a good imitation.

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The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.

Happiness, Happy, Kindness, Mind, Uplifting, Wisdom

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

Circumvent, Destiny, Firm, Inspirational, Motivational, Perseverance

It is easy to be pleasant when life flows by like a song, but the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong. For the test of the heart is trouble, and it always comes with years, and the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through the tears.

Everything, Life, Pleasant, Smile, Song

A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.

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So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.

Art, Creeds, God, Kind, Kindness, Wind

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. . . I'm so over the tattoos and the T-shirts and rings through the noses. It's not pretty, it's not pleasant, it's not exciting. Please stop it now.

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