A man builds a fine house and now he has a master, and a task for life he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days
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Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in, forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day, you shall begin it well and serenely. . .
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One mans justice is anothers injustice one mans beauty anothers ugliness one mans wisdom anothers folly.
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Out from the heart of Nature rolled The burdens of the Bible old.
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The only thing grief as taught me is to know how shallow it is.
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Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.
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