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Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose,

Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it. – James Allen

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The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny. – James Allen

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Fate & Destiny
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Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation. – James Allen

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I love the valiant; but it is not enough to wield a broadsword, one must also know against whom. – Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra

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The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do. – Pau (Pablo) Casals

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[M]an is fulfilling the purpose of existence who no longer needs to have any purpose except to live. That is to say, who is content. – Ludwig Wittgenstein [see Dostoyevsky]
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We should all be obliged to appear before a board every five years, and justify our existence… on pain of liquidation. – George Bernard Shaw

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When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. – Maya Angelou

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My Dad, a small-town lawyer, was also named Paul. Until we lost him when I was 16, he was a gentle presence in my life. I like to think hed be proud of me and my sister and brothers, because Im sure proud of him and of where I come from, Janesville, Wisconsin. – Paul Ryan

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Lucky individuals in each generation find technology appropriate to their needs. – Freeman Dyson

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We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature — trees, flowers, grass — grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence…. We need silence to be able to touch souls. – Mother Teresa

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