It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves.
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Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
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The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.
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It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.
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One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.
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We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer.
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