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For us, with the rule of right and wrong given us by Christ, there is nothing for which we have no standard. And there is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.

It is with the mind that we amuse ourselves, but with the heart we never weary.

Alexandre Dumas

Just as modern mass production requires the standardization of commodities, so the social process requires standardization of man, and this standardization is called equality.

I have spent many years of my life in opposition, and I rather like the role.

Eleanor Roosevelt

I have always been fond of the West African proverb "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."

This is the first known use of this phrase, which became a signature motto of Roosevelt's after he used it in a speech as Vice-President at the Minnesota State Fair

Theodore Roosevelt

Immature love says: "I love you because I need you." Mature love says: "I need you because I love you."

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If you see what is right and fail to act on it, you lack courage.

I have a heart with room for every joy.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive.

A great change in life is like a cold bath in winter — we all hesitate at the first plunge.

If you want work well done, select a busy man‚ the other kind has no time.

The enemy of a love is never outside, it's not a man or woman, it's what we lack in ourselves.