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... nothing worthy ; to be nothing worthy . Endowed as we are with such godlike powers in embryo , and placed in a world that is fitted to develop the best that is in us to the highest point possible for us to attain in [ CHAPTER 1. ] 25.
... nothing worthy ; to be nothing worthy . Endowed as we are with such godlike powers in embryo , and placed in a world that is fitted to develop the best that is in us to the highest point possible for us to attain in [ CHAPTER 1. ] 25.
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... possible for us to attain in our present stage of being , what a shame it is to make one's life only a bitterness and a curse . Alas ! how many are doing that ! To prevent this worse than waste of existence , to help to nobler living ...
... possible for us to attain in our present stage of being , what a shame it is to make one's life only a bitterness and a curse . Alas ! how many are doing that ! To prevent this worse than waste of existence , to help to nobler living ...
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... possible , I should like to begin life over again in the same lowly style , and to pass through the same hardy train- ing . " That is the kind of spirit that makes heroes . Do not , then , shrink from your work , nor despair because of ...
... possible , I should like to begin life over again in the same lowly style , and to pass through the same hardy train- ing . " That is the kind of spirit that makes heroes . Do not , then , shrink from your work , nor despair because of ...
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... great deeds require great courage and great men . If you aspire after such places , make yourself worthy of them . It is always possible for one to lead an honest , noble , useful life , and that is success , 45 SELECTING AN OCCUPATION .
... great deeds require great courage and great men . If you aspire after such places , make yourself worthy of them . It is always possible for one to lead an honest , noble , useful life , and that is success , 45 SELECTING AN OCCUPATION .
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... possible existence of other lands on the way thither , ever for one moment suspect the momentous issues that depended upon his keeping that decision . But how much of the world's wealth , how very much of the world's progress toward ...
... possible existence of other lands on the way thither , ever for one moment suspect the momentous issues that depended upon his keeping that decision . But how much of the world's wealth , how very much of the world's progress toward ...
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