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You cannot step twice into the same river, for other waters are continually flowing in.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is…

I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.

It is on our failures that we base a new and different and better success.

Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.