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Quote by Thomas Carlyle
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. - Thomas

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. – Thomas Carlyle

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When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze. – Thomas Carlyle

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Silence
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Stern accuracy in inquiring, bold imagination in describing, these are the cogs on which history soars or flutters and wobbles. – Thomas Carlyle

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History
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The depth of our despair measures what capability and height of claim we have to hope. – Thomas Carlyle

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Despair
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Frank and explicit — that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Can there be greater foolishness than the respect you pay to people collectively when you despise them individually? – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue. – Confucius

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We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we cant tolerate. – William James

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One of the most difficult things everyone has to learn is that for your entire life you must keep fighting and adjusting if you hope to survive. No matter who you are or what your position is you must keep fighting for whatever it is you desire to achieve. – George Allen, Sr.

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Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesnt work. You can be politically incorrect if youre smart. – Mel Brooks

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When Honors sun declines, and Wealth takes wings, Then Learning shines, the best of precious things. – Edward Cocker

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