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Time is the wisest counsellor of all. If you are doing your best, you will not have time to worry about failure. Corrupted freemen are the worst slaves. A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek. It is better to have no emotion when it is work. Do what needs to be done, and do it coolly. Don't blame the mirror if your face is faulty. Some women blush when they are kissed; some call for the police; some swear; some bite. But the worst are those who laugh. Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win. They never taste who always drink; They always talk who never think. But here's what I've learned in this war, in this country, in this city: to love the miracle of having been born. We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves. Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands. Risk! Risk anything! ... Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth. The great end of life is not knowledge, but action. None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence. The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. Sow good services; sweet remembrances will grow from them. There never was such beauty in another man. Nature made him, and then broke the mould. Never give way to melancholy; resist it steadily, for the habit will encroach. The path of civilization is paved with tin cans.
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