“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
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“Burdens are for shoulders strong enough to carry them.”
― Gone with the Wind
― Gone with the Wind
“The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
“Nothing is so necessary for a young man as the company of intelligent women.”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
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