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We don't just borrow words;

We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.
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Success is to be measured

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which one has overcome while trying to succeed.
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I believe that any man's

I believe that any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement, if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day, and as nearly as possible reaching the high water mark of pure and useful living.
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Character, not circumstances, makes the

Character, not circumstances, makes the man.
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Success in life is founded

Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon.
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If you want to lift

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
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Excellence is to do a

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.
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The world cares very little

The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts.
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There are two ways of

There are two ways of exerting one's strength; one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.
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Success is to be measured

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.
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