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The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the w

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. – Thomas Carlyle

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If an eloquent speaker speak not the truth, is there a more horrid kind of object in creation? – Thomas Carlyle

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My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants. – J. Brotherton

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There are souls in this world which have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go. – Frederick Faber

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The reactionary is always willing to take a progressive attitude on any issue that is dead. – Theodore Roosevelt

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Two people can have a middling day, but one rounds up and the other rounds down. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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