Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man. - Robert Louis Stevenson

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What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul I suppose this depends somewhat upon the size of the soul. I think there are cases where the trade would do.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man.

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And this shall be for music when no one else is near, The fine song for singing, the rare song to hear! That only I remember, that only you admire, Of the broad road that stretches and the roadside fire.

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I consider the success of my day based on the seeds I sow, not the harvest I reap.

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Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.

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The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean; not to affect your reader, but to affect him precisely as you wish.

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There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.

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Away with tears and fears and troubles! United in wedlock with the eternal Godhead Itself, our nature ascends into the Heaven of Heavens. So it would be impious to call ourselves 'miserable. ' On the contrary, Man is a creature whom the Angels-were they capable of envy-would envy. Let us lift up our hearts!

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Lucretia Mott

Learning, while at school, that the charge for the education of girls was the same as that for boys, and that, when they became teachers, women received only half as much as men for their services, the injustice of this distinction was so apparent.

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Josh Billings

What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul I suppose this depends somewhat upon the size of the soul. I think there are cases where the trade would do.

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Ann Mortifee

When a path opens up before us that leads we know not where, don't be afraid to follow it. Our lives are meant to be mysterious journeys, unfolding one step at a time. Often we follow a path worn smooth by the many and in doing so we lose our authenticity, our individuality, our own unique expression. Do not be afraid to lose your way. Out of chaos, clarity will eventually rise. Out of not knowing, something new and unknown will ultimately come. Do not order things too swiftly. Wait and the miracle will appear.

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Charles Bukowski

There is no hurry. Time means nothing to you.

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