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I have a secret thought from some things I have observed, that God may perhaps design you for some singular service in the world.
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Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude, and the society of thyself.
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A face to lose youth for, to occupy age With the dream of, meet death with.
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I'll know how to die with courage that is easier than living.
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I would be married, but I'd have no wife, I would be married to a single life.
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Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children.
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My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get it.
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If you violate Nature's laws you are your own prosecuting attorney, judge, jury, and hangman.
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Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.
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The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.
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Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.
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Change is the end result of all true learning.
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America is the best half-educated country in the world.
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There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights.
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A person should design the way he makes a living around how he wishes to make a life.
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I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone.
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