A man should live with his superiors as he does with his fire: not too near, lest he burn; nor too far off, lest he freeze.
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The Universe should be deemed an immense Being, always living, always moved and always moving in an eternal activity inherent in itself, and which, subordinate to no foreign cause, is communicated to all its parts, connects them together, and makes the world of things a complete and perfect whole.Albert Pike
Almost all the noblest things that have been achieved in the world, have been achieved by poor men; poor scholars, poor professional men, poor artisans and artists, poor philosophers, poets, and men of genius.
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What we have done for ourselves dies with us what we have done for others remains and is immortal.
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What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.
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The attachment to solitude is the surest preservative from the ills of life.
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The sovereignty of one's self over one's self is called Liberty.
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