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When a child can be

When a child can be brought to tears, and not from fear of punishment, but from repentance he needs no chastisement. When the tears begin to flow from the grief of their conduct you can be sure there is an angel nestling in their heart.
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If an idiot were to

If an idiot were to tell you the same story every day for a year, you would end by believing it.
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Character is what God and

Character is what God and the angels know of us; reputation is what men and women think of us.
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Resolve to edge in a

Resolve to edge in a little reading every day, if it is but a single sentence. If you gain fifteen minutes a day, it will make itself felt at the end of the year.
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Be ashamed to die unless

Be ashamed to die unless you have won some victory for humanity.
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Do not think of knocking

Do not think of knocking out another person's brains because he differs in opinion from you. It would be as rational to knock yourself on the head because you differ from yourself ten years ago.
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It is more difficult, and

It is more difficult, and it calls for higher energies of soul, to live a martyr than to die one.
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A teacher who is attempting

A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on a cold iron.
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Education alone can conduct us

Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity.
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