Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers.
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Will localizes us thought universalizes us.Henri Frederic Amiel
You desire to know the art of living, my friend It is contained in one phrase make use of suffering.
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Order means light and peace, inward liberty and free command over one's self order is power.
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Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle.
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Learn to limit yourself to content yourself with some definite work dare to be what you are and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not and to believe in your own individuality.
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