Saint Augustine! well hast thou said, That of our vices we can frame A ladder, if we will … - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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If you're going to be a wannabe, make sure you 'wannabe' something great. The most shocking thing about wannabes, is they largely want to be something irrelevant, vein, or just plain petty.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Saint Augustine! well hast thou said, That of our vices we can frame A ladder, if we will but tread Beneath our feet each deed of shame.

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Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers, Kind deeds are the fruits, Take care of your garden And keep out the weeds, Fill it with sunshine, Kind words, and Kind deeds.

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Ah, Nothing is too late, till the tired heart shall cease to palpitate.

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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

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It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.

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If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.

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I believe our way of life is infinitely superior for every human being than any which the Communist creed can offer.

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