John Greenleaf Whittier
You don't always win your battles, but it's good to know you fought.
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No, you never get any fun out of the things...Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous...Set your goals high, and don't stop...Crystallize your goals. Make a plan for achieving them...Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them...He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot...