Charity is that rational and constant affection, which makes us sacrifice ourselves to the human race, as if we were united with it, so as to form one individual, partaking equally in its adversity and prosperity.
Life
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Our headstrong passions shut the door of our souls against God.
Wisdom
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
Wisdom
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
Life
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.
Wisdom
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
Wisdom
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
Love
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
Education
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
Success
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Wisdom
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
Love
It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.
Love
Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
Friendship
Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
Success
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
Education
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
Education
To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.
Education
If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.
Education
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
Courage
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
Wisdom
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Wisdom
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
Wisdom
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
Wisdom
You cannot open a book without learning something.
Education
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