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" As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the soul will not emerge. "
Henry Van Dyke
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" Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse. "
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" Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. "
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" Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are. "
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" There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love this life and live it as bravely and faithfully and cheerfully as we can. "
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" A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war. "
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" To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for. "
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" Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life. "
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" Genius is talent set on fire by courage. "
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" There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher. "
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" Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity. "
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" There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening. "
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" Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars. "
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" What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever. "
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