The silence that accepts merit as the most natural thing in the world is the highest applause.
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Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.
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We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.
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My chief want in life is someone who shall make me do what I can.
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For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.
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