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It wounds a man less to confess that he has failed in any pursuit through idleness, neglect, the love of pleasure, etc., etc., which are his own faults, than through incapacity and unfitness, which are the faults of his nature. ↗

— Lord Melbourne

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Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it; better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#cheerful #cheerfulness #endurance #longer #man

Even if I think in English, it's more a language of acting than French. ↗

— Sophie Marceau

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What could be better than walking down any street in any city and knowing you're the heavyweight champion of the world? ↗

— Rocky Marciano

#better #champion #city #could #down

People who care about records are always giving me a hard time. I mean, I would destroy records in performances, and break them, and whatever I could do to them to create a sound that was something else than just the sound that was in the groove. ↗

— Christian Marclay

#always #break #care #could #create

You will also allow me to thank the Academy for inviting me to lecture in Stockholm, for its hospitality, and for the opportunity afforded me for admiring the charm of your people and the beauty of your country. ↗

— Guglielmo Marconi

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My own experience, though, as a business executive and as a governor, tells me that businesses are interested in a lot more than a low tax rate when they decide where to locate. ↗

— Jack Markell

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One just principle from the depths of a cave is more powerful than an army. ↗

— Jose Marti

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I would rather start a family than finish one. ↗

— Don Marquis

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I would rather write for the instruction, or even the amusement of the poor than for the amusement of the rich. ↗

— Frederick Marryat

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