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Quote by Jonathan Swift
Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness, yet pe

Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of. – Jonathan Swift

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The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy impute all their success to prudence or merit. – Jonathan Swift

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The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman. – Jonathan Swift

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A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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I feel my heart break to see a nation ripped apart by its own greatest strength – its diversity. – Melissa Etheridge

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A lot of guys have muscles. A lot of strong men in this world. I think its important to show that even under all this strength theres a fragile side, a side that can be affected. – Sylvester Stallone

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The legacy of Steve Jobs and the strength of Steve Jobs is that he established a company thats clearly firing on all cylinders and clicking very well. – Al-Waleed bin Talal

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Directly after the show people might have responded better to it, but who really knows. It did what it did and while it seems like a failure to most but it was a success for me and has given me so many opportunities. – Justin Guarini

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Id try to channel my nervous energy in a positive way into strength and endurance. It didnt always work. – Kristi Yamaguchi

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