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Your success will be proportioned to the amount of mental effort you devote to it.
T. E. Lawrence
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T. E. Lawrence
Age: 46 †
Born: 1888
Born: August 16
Died: 1935
Died: May 19
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Thomas Edward Lawrence
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of Arabia Lawrence
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It is difficult to keep quiet when everything is being done wrong, but the less you lose your temper the greater your advantage. Also then you will not go mad yourself.
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Half a calamity is better than a whole one.
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Isn't it true that the fault of birth rests somewhat on the child? I believe it's we who led our parents on to bear us, and it's our unborn children who make our flesh itch.
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Cling tight to your sense of humour. You will need it every day.
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Dream your dreams with open eyes and make them come true.
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To me an unnecessary action, or shot, or casualty, was not only waste but sin.
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