“Those who first oppose a good work, seize it and make it their own, when the cornerstone is laid and memorial tablets are erected.”
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How shall the soul of a man be larger than the life he has lived?
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Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.
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To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire-It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.
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Beware of the man who rises to power from one suspender.
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