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There is nothing good to be had in the country, or if there is, they will not let you have it.

William Hazlitt

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William Hazlitt
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Horus non numero nisi serenas (I count only the sunny hours).
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Greatness is great power, producing great effects. It is not enough that a man has great power in himself, he must shew it to all the world in a way that cannot be hid or gainsaid.
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If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.
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A great chess-player is not a great man, for he leaves the world as he found it. No act terminating in itself constitutes greatness. This will apply to all displays of power or trials of skill, which are confined to the momentary, individual effort, and construct no permanent image or trophy of themselves without them
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