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" One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak. "

Gilbert K. Chesterton

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" A radical generally meant a man who thought he could somehow pull up the root without affecting the flower. A conservative generally meant a man who wanted to conserve everything except his own reason for conserving anything. "

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" Never invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear. It annoys them very much. "

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" What people call impartiality may simply mean indifference, and what people call partiality may simply mean mental activity. "

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" The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it. "

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" As a young man, I lived through the Great Depression, when banks failed and so many lost their jobs and homes and went hungry. I was fortunate to have a job at a canning factory that paid 25 cents an hour. "

" Truth is, I'll never know all there is to know about you just as you will never know all there is to know about me. Humans are by nature too complicated to be understood fully. So, we can choose either to approach our fellow human beings with suspicion or to approach them with an open mind, a dash of optimism and a great deal of candour. "

" A man who says that no patriot should attack the war until it is over... is saying no good son should warn his mother of a cliff until she has fallen. "

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" Only great minds can afford a simple style. "

" Great leaders don't need to act tough. Their confidence and humility serve to underscore their toughness. "

" Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them. "

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" I believe that there are many herbs and many trees that are worth much in Europe for dyes and for medicines; but I do not know, and this causes me great sorrow. Arriving at this cape, I found the smell of the trees and flowers so delicious that it seemed the pleasantest thing in the world. "

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" I have so much satisfaction in my life. I have a beautiful wife and the great stimulation of an interesting career. I'm the most happy fellow that I know. "

" When you choose to take the road less traveled, it can sometimes be a bumpy ride along the way, but if you're doing it for the right reasons, then the reward is so great. "

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" It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed. "

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" I leave this life with no regrets. It was a wonderful life - full and complete with the great loves and great endeavors that make it worth living. "

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" In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing. "

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