The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our ne…

“The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.”

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All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

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Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.

Life

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God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.

Best

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We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden he was put there so that he should work, which proves that man was not born to rest.

Gardening

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