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"History is not merely what happened. It is what happened in the context of what might have happened." - Hugh Trevor-Roper ...

“When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were - to the very last minute - a chance to lose it. This is battle, this is politics, this is anything.” - Dwight D. Eisenhower ...

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment." - Buddha ...

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” ― Charles Dickens ...

"Whenever you hear man speak of his love for country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it." - H.L. Mencken ...

“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.” ― Nelson Mandela ...

"I bear a little more than I can bear." - Elinor Hoyt Wylie ...

"Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble." - Samuel Johnson ...

"Man makes his end for himself out of himself; no end is imposed by external considerations." - Oscar Wilde ...

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”                                 - Henry David Thoreau ...