To be conscious means not simply to be, but to be reported, known, to have awareness of one's being added to that being.
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Do something everyday for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test.
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An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible.
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Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that insures the successful outcome of our venture.
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We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be.
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