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Quote by Thomas Carlyle
Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are br

Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely, they would spin for ever on their axis, advancing nowhere. – Thomas Carlyle

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For all right judgment of any man or things it is useful, nay, essential, to see his good qualities before pronouncing on his bad. – Thomas Carlyle

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

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Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. – Thomas Carlyle

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We all carry within us our places of exile, our crimes, and our ravages. But our task is not to unleash them on the world; it is to fight them in ourselves and in others. – Albert Camus

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The first faults are theirs that commit them, the second theirs that permit them. – English Proverb

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Every time, all the time, Im a perfectionist. I feel I should never lose. – Chris Evert

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