In walking, the will and the muscles are so accustomed to working together and performing their task with so little expenditure of force that the intellect is left comparatively free.
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Man has will, but woman has her way.
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Speak not too well of one who scarce will know himself transfigured in its roseate glow Say kindly of him what is, chiefly, true, remembering always he belongs to you Deal with him as a truant, if you will, But claim him, keep him, call him brother still
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You commit a sin of omission if you do not utilize all the power that is within you. All men have claims on man, and to the man with special talents, this is a very special claim. It is required that a man take part in the actions and clashes of his time that the peril of being judged not to have lived at all.
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