The man who succeeds above his fellows is the one who early in life discerns his object and toward that object habitually directs his powers. Even genius itself is but fine observation strengthened by fixity of purpose.

Edward BulwerLytton
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  2. The pen is mightier than the sword!

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  4. Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies.

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