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 Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us.  Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day. We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both. There never were two opinions alike in all the world, no more than two hours or two grains: the most universal quality is diversity. Forgiveness is all-powerful. Forgiveness heals all ills. We have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid. In order to be utterly happy the only thing necessary is to refrain from comparing this moment with other moments in the past, which I often did not fully enjoy because I was comparing them with other moments of the future. The more the world is specialized the more it will be run by generalists. Oratory is the power to talk people out of their sober and natural opinions. A holding company is the people you give your money to while you're being searched. The thicker one gets with some people, the thinner they become. Men who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others idled, have persevered when others gave up in despair, have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial, industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life the success so often erroneously attributed to good luck. Superiority to fate is difficult to gain, 'tis not conferred of any, but possible to earn. The beauty of stature is the only beauty of men. The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; 'tis dearness only that gives everything it's value. Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted. Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. Toward the person who has died we adopt a special attitude: something like admiration for someone who has accomplished a very difficult task. Parsely is gharsley. Mother love has been much maligned. An over mothered boy may go through life expecting each new woman to love him the way his mother did. Her love may make any other love seem inadequate. But an unloved boy would be even more likely to idealize love. I don't think it's possible for a mother or father to love a child too much. 
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