Listen carefully to what country people call mother wit. In those homely sayings are couched the collective wisdom of generations.
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Each of us has the right and the responsibility to assess the roads which lie ahead and . . . if the future road looms ominous or unpromising . . . then we need to gather our reslove and . . . step off . . . into another direction.Maya Angelou
All great achievements require time.
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Work is something made greater by ourselves and in turn that makes us greater.
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Her passion was never spent in public display.
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One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
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It is only out of ignorance that people are cruel, because they really dont think it will come back.
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