Aphorisms
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The test of any man lies in action.
He that strives to touch the starts, oft stumbles at a straw.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
Life is too short, and the time we waste in yawning never can be regained.
Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.
We are what we believe we are.
Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.
Syllables govern the world.
When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.
My pride fell with my fortunes.
Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.
Life is as tedious as twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.
Boldness be my friend.
Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.
There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.
Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.
Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
We grow small trying to be great.
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