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American Physician, Poet, Writer, Humorist and Professor at Harvard, 1809-1894

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“The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.”

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“Every calling is great when greatly pursued.”

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“Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.”

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“It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.”

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“If I were dying my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end”

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“Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.”

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“Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.”

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“Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.”

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“Why can't somebody give us a list of things that everybody thinks and nobody says, and another list of things that everybody says and nobody thinks.”

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“Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light”

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