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Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.

William Shakespeare

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

William Shakespeare

With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.

William Shakespeare

{Allegory: Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion,...}

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.

John Adams

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

John Quincy Adams, John Dryden

No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure.

James K. Polk

What is right and what is practicable are two different things.

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{Allegory: Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty,...}

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Abraham Lincoln

{Allegory: The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as...}

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.

Ulysses S. Grant

{Allegory: That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an...}

That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.

Benjamin Harrison

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