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A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to b...  
A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he ...  
A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.  
Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in whi...  
For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is alw...  
How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are the...  
I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in ...   Nature
I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were...  
I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, ...   Life
If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that ...  
If you think you can do it, you can.  
It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally a...  
Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all - that has been m...  
Leap, and the net will appear.  
Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.  
Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones....   Nature
One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till...  
Science has done more for the development of western civilization in o...  
Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more li...  
Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, ...  
The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.  
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great oppo...  
The secret of happiness is something to do.  
The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.  
There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certa...  
To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water e...   Nature
To me - old age is always ten years older than I am.   Age
To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, but to imagine your...