Public Republic

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It is a far, far better thing that I do, than anything I have ever done; it is a far, far, better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.

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One always begins to forgive a place as soon as it’s left behind.

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Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.

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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.

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Time is the greatest and longest-established spinner of all. … His factory is a secret place, his work noiseless, and his hands are mutes.

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This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.

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One always begins to forgive a place as soon as it’s left behind.