I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

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Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.

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Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

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There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see.

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I'm not contented to capture the world. I want to change it.

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Learning is the only thing that never disappoints us.

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Beauty perishes in life, but is immortal in art.

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I am not poor. Poor are those who desire many things.

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It's not enough that you believe what you see. You must also understand what you see.

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Obstacles cannot bend me. Every obstacle yields to effort.

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