"Life, an age to the miserable, and a moment to the happy."

Bacon, Francis on Life and Living
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"Every man must get to Heaven his own way."

Frederick The Great, (Frederick II) on Individuality
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"There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of merit; but the case of song-writing is, I think, one of the few."

Poe, Edgar Allan on Song and Singing
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"By learning you will teach, by teaching you will learn."

Proverb, Latin on Learning
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"You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves. (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) Assassinated [see also "William Boetcker"]"

Lincoln, Abraham on Government
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