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"It is not what he has which directly expresses the worth of a man, but what he is."

- Henri Frederic Amiel (1821 - 1881)
Swiss moral philosopher, poet, and critic

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"What a man is contributes much more to his happiness than what he has, or how he is regarded by others."

- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)
German philosopher

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"Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself."

- Abraham Joshua Heschel 1907-1972 (1907 - 1972)
American Jewish theologian

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"You, enlightened, self-sufficient, self-governed, endowed with gifts above your fellows, the world expects you to produce as well as to consume, to add to and not to subtract from its store of good, to build up and not to tear down, to ennoble and not degrade. The time is short, the opportunity is great; therefore, crowd the hours with the best that is in you."

- John Hibben, , 1913 graduation address
president of Princeton University

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"Man does not live by a turkey in every oven or a color TV set in every home. Man lives by faith and hope and love, by the star on the horizon, by the trumpet that will not call retreat."

- E. Merrill Root
(1895-1973) American Write

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"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many--not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some."

- Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870)
English Novelist

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Quoted after breaking all single-handed woman's records and finishing second in round the world yacht race. February 11th, 2001.

"If I have any message from this then it is if you really have a dream and you want to achieve it then you can and it really is possible."

- Ellen MacArthur (1976 )
Retired English sailor

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"Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they've stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments."

- Kevin Costner (1955)
American Actor, Producer and Director

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"Honour, worthily obtained, is in its nature a personal thing, and incommunicable to any but those who had some share in obtaining it."

- Benjamin Franklin
(1706-1790) American Statesman and Scientist

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