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If our life be one of toil and of suffering, if the world outside be cold and dreary, what a pleasure to return to the sunshine of happy faces and the warmth of hearts we love.
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Doubt is of two natures, and we often confuse a wise suspension of judgment with the weakness of hesitation.
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Moreover, the result in the long run will depend not so much on some single resolution, or on our action in a special case, but rather on the preparation of daily life.
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Our duty is to make ourselves useful, and thus life may be most interesting, and yet comparatively free from anxiety.
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The body ceases to grow in a few years; but the mind, if we will let it, may grow as long as life lasts.