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... force of their personal characters , must have something more in them than impudence , and even the Hud- sons and Fisks could not have won their positions without some sterling qualities , however alloyed with their opposites . Again ...
... force of their personal characters , must have something more in them than impudence , and even the Hud- sons and Fisks could not have won their positions without some sterling qualities , however alloyed with their opposites . Again ...
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... force of Newton , and he may unquestionably do as great things as Newton . Give a dog the muscular strength , the physical qualities of the lion , and he will be as terrible as the monarch of the forest ; or , vice versa , make the lion ...
... force of Newton , and he may unquestionably do as great things as Newton . Give a dog the muscular strength , the physical qualities of the lion , and he will be as terrible as the monarch of the forest ; or , vice versa , make the lion ...
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... force of his character that raised him , and this character not impressed upon him by nature , but formed out of no peculiarly fine elements by him- self . Horner was born to show what moderate powers , unaided by anything whatever ...
... force of his character that raised him , and this character not impressed upon him by nature , but formed out of no peculiarly fine elements by him- self . Horner was born to show what moderate powers , unaided by anything whatever ...
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... forces of nature , as the pile - driver does when it deals its mighty blows . Mr. Galton , in his work on Hereditary Genius , observes : " I believe that if the eminent ' men of any period had been changelings when babies , a very fair ...
... forces of nature , as the pile - driver does when it deals its mighty blows . Mr. Galton , in his work on Hereditary Genius , observes : " I believe that if the eminent ' men of any period had been changelings when babies , a very fair ...
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... force his way in spite of it , till at last he will be able to fashion his luck to his will . " Life is too short , " says a shrewd thinker , " for us to waste its moments in deploring bad luck ; we must go after success , since it will ...
... force his way in spite of it , till at last he will be able to fashion his luck to his will . " Life is too short , " says a shrewd thinker , " for us to waste its moments in deploring bad luck ; we must go after success , since it will ...
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Page 96 - Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character has abounded; and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigour, and moral courage which it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time.
Page 268 - Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered, for they are gone forever.
Page 192 - I am in earnest. I will not equivocate — I will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch. AND I WILL BE HEARD.
Page 105 - Insist on yourself ; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation ; but of the adopted talent of another you have only an extemporaneous, half possession.
Page 97 - Do that which is assigned you, and you cannot hope too much or dare too much. There is at this moment for you an utterance brave and grand as that of the colossal chisel of Phidias, or trowel of the Egyptians, or the pen of Moses, or Dante, but different from all these.
Page 127 - Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
Page 87 - By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap, To pluck bright honour from the pale-faced moon, Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom-line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowned honour by the locks...
Page 55 - People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life, is to be a good animal.
Page 5 - Woe waits the insect and the maid ; A life of pain, the loss of peace, From infant's play, and man's caprice : The lovely toy so fiercely sought Hath lost its charm by being caught...
Page 335 - At half past nine by the meet'n'-house clock,— Just the hour of the Earthquake shock! —What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared around? The poor old chaise in a heap or mound, As if it had been to the mill and ground! You see, of course, if you're not a dunce, How it went to pieces all at once,— All at once, and nothing first,— Just as bubbles do when they burst.