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Small: It is my desire, in the office of a Christian minister, to do nothing which I cannot do with my whole heart. H
"It is my desire, in the office of a Christian minister, to do nothing which I cannot do with my whole heart. Having said this, I have said all"
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Small: It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot wr
"It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances"
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Small: In the morning a man walks with his whole body in the evening, only with his legs
"In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with his legs"
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Small: In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed
"In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed"
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Small: I hate quotations. Tell me what you know
"I hate quotations. Tell me what you know"
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Small: Hitch your wagon to a star
"Hitch your wagon to a star"
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Small: He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life
"He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life"
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Small: Happy is the hearing man unhappy the speaking man
"Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man"
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Small: Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never
"Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never"
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Small: Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world
"Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world"
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Small: Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events
"Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events"
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Small: Great geniuses have the shortest biographies
"Great geniuses have the shortest biographies"
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Small: Good men must not obey the laws too well
"Good men must not obey the laws too well"
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Small: God screens us evermore from premature ideas
"God screens us evermore from premature ideas"
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Small: Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house to the inhabitant
"Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house to the inhabitant"
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Small: Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it is the sense of Fran
"Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it is the sense of France"
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Small: Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world
"Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world"
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Small: Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence
"Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence"
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Small: Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden stuff
"Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden stuff"
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Small: Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is Gods handwriting
"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting"
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Small: Mens actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave o
"Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action"
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Small: If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path to his door
"If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path to his door"
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Small: Nobody can bring you peace but yourself
"Nobody can bring you peace but yourself"
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Small: Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste
"Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste"
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Small: There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them to the right and, again, maki
"There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them to the right; and, again, making all crime mean and ugly"
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Small: Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to it, else it is none
"Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to it, else it is none"
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Small: People that seem so glorious are all show underneath they are like everyone else
"People that seem so glorious are all show; underneath they are like everyone else"
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Small: God enters by a private door into every individual
"God enters by a private door into every individual"
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Small: Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes where he goes
"Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes where he goes"
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Small: Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults
"Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults"
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Small: Every burned book enlightens the world
"Every burned book enlightens the world"
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Small: Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret
"Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret"
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Small: Cause and effect are two sides of one fact
"Cause and effect are two sides of one fact"
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Small: The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough
"The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough"
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Small: Make yourself necessary to somebody
"Make yourself necessary to somebody"
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Small: Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams
"Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams"
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Small: In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise
"In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise"
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Small: Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it was actually verifi
"Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it was actually verified"
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Small: Every hero becomes a bore at last
"Every hero becomes a bore at last"
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Small: Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold
"Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold"
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Small: Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes
"Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes"
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Small: What we seek we shall find what we flee from flees from us
"What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us"
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Small: Power and speed be hands and feet
"Power and speed be hands and feet"
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Small: Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen
"Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen"
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Small: No man ever prayed heartily without learning something
"No man ever prayed heartily without learning something"
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Small: Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door
"Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door"
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Small: Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well
"Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well"
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Small: When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless
"When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless"
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Small: When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it
"When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it"
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Small: Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed
"Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed"
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