The eyes of the cheerful and of the melancholy man are fixed upon the same creation; but very different are the aspects which it bears to them.
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He who endeavors to serve, to benefit, and improve the world, is like a swimmer, who struggles against a rapid current, in a river lashedinto angry waves by the winds. Often they roar over his head, often they beat him back and baffle him. Most men yield to the stress of thecurrent... Only here and there the stout, strong heart and vigorous arms struggle on toward ultimate success.
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Knowledge is convertible into power, and axioms into rules of utility and duty. But knowledge itself is not Power. Wisdom is Power and her Prime Minister is Justice, which is the perfected law of Truth.
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To hear patiently, to weigh deliberately and dispassionately, and to decide to impartially these are the chief duties of a Judge.
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