The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams but in active charity and in willing service.

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Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not, and often times we call a man cold when

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not, and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

I do not believe anyone can be perfectly well, who has a brain and a heart.

I do not believe anyone can be perfectly well, who has a brain and a heart.

Fame comes only when deserved and then is as inevitable as destiny for it is destiny.

Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny for it is destiny.

A torn jacket is soon mended, but hard words bruise the heart of a child.

A torn jacket is soon mended, but hard words bruise the heart of a child.

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    Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all of one’s lifetime.

    We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.

    We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.

    It's impossible to protect your kids against disappointment in life.

    It's impossible to protect your kids against disappointment in life.

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