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I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
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A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.


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Whatsoever things common to man, that man has done, man can do.


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The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.
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Greatness, generally speaking, is an unusual quantity of a usual quality grafted upon a common man.


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