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“It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with.”

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Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.

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Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

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Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

Fear

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Use what talents you possess the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

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