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 I always voted at my party's call, And I never thought of thinking for myself at all.  Prayer is often a temptation to bank on a miracle of God instead of on a moral issue, i.e., it is much easier to ask God to do my work than it is to do it myself. Until we are disciplined properly, we will always be inclined to bank on God's miracles and refuse to do the moral thing ourselves. It is our job, and it will never be done unless we do it. A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still. I'm not really a Jew; just Jew-ish, not the whole hog. When one admires an artist it is important not to know him personally. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones. The body never lies. Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks. His life was gentle, and the elements So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up, And say to all the world, This was a man! People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy after. Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement. It would be a great advantage to some schoolmasters if they would steal two hours a day from their pupils, and give their own minds the benefit of the robbery. We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, now a sin, then a generous or brave action. Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices. Measure yourself by your best moments, not by your worst. We are too prone to judge ourselves by our moments of despondency and depression. Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it. I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all my heart. I was forced to live far beyond my years when just a child, now I have reversed the order and I intend to remain young indefinitely. I have always been waiting for something better-sometimes to see the best I had snatched from me. 
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