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When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.
The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.
It is written on the arched sky; it looks out from every star. It is the poetry of Nature; it is that which uplifts the spirit within us.
Cursing is invoking the assistance of a spirit to help you inflict suffering. Swearing on the other hand, is invoking, only the witness of a spirit to an statement you wish to make.
The higher a man stands, the more the word vulgar becomes unintelligible to him.
Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation.
A thing is worth what it can do for you, not what you choose to pay for it.
There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.
The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.
The essence of lying is in deception, not in words.
There is no wealth but life.
I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.
Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together.
Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.
Let every dawn be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun be to you as its close.
Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.
Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.
A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.
Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.
Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.