Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end.Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end.

— Nelson Mandela Quotes

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I can say with conviction that the struggle which evil necessitates is one of the greatest blessings.I can say with conviction that the struggle which evil necessitates is one of the greatest blessings.

— Helen Keller Quotes

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Man is something that is to be surpassed.Man is something that is to be surpassed.

— Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes

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By doing the acts that we do in the presence of danger, and being habituated to feel fear or confidence, we become brave or cowardly.By doing the acts that we do in the presence of danger, and being habituated to feel fear or confidence, we become brave or cowardly.

— Aristotle Quotes

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I love him who maketh his virtue his inclination and destiny: thus, for the sake of his virtue, he is willing to live on, or live no more.I love him who maketh his virtue his inclination and destiny: thus, for the sake of his virtue, he is willing to live on, or live no more.

— Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes

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There is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction.There is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction.

— Oprah Winfrey Quotes

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The painter should aim at universality, because there is a great want of self-respect in doing one thing well and another badly, as many do who study only the [rules of] measure and proportion in the nude figure and do not seek after variety; for a man may be well proportioned, or he may be fat and short, or tall and thin, or medium.The painter should aim at universality, because there is a great want of self-respect in doing one thing well and another badly, as many do who study only the [rules of] measure and proportion in the nude figure and do not seek after variety; for a man may be well proportioned, or he may be fat and short, or tall and thin, or medium.

— Leonardo da Vinci Quotes

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The tree which fills the arms grew from the tiniest sprout; the tower of nine storeys rose from a (small) heap of earth; the journey of a thousand li commenced with a single step.”The tree which fills the arms grew from the tiniest sprout; the tower of nine storeys rose from a (small) heap of earth; the journey of a thousand li commenced with a single step.”

— Lao Tzu Quotes

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Lord, we know what we are but know not what we may be.Lord, we know what we are but know not what we may be.

— William Shakespeare Quotes

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I am not the man I was.I am not the man I was.

— Charles Dickens Quotes

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Again, if you wish to go to the top of a building you must go up step by step; otherwise it will be impossible that you should reach the top.Again, if you wish to go to the top of a building you must go up step by step; otherwise it will be impossible that you should reach the top.

— Leonardo da Vinci Quotes

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When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.

— Confucius Quotes

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