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I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.

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When you have nothing to say, say nothing.

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One can acquire everything in solitude - except character.

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Noise is the most impertinent of all forms of interruption. It is not only an interruption, but is also a disruption of thought.

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A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labour and there is invisible labour.

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I repeat...that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people, and for the people all springs, and all must exist.

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Individuals may form communities, but it is institutions alone that can create a nation.

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Nonsense and noise will oft prevail, when honour and affection fail.

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Learn to limit yourself, to content yourself with some definite thing, and some definite work; dare to be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not and to believe in your own individuality.

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As a general rule the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

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