"Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world."
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"There is one plain rule of life. Try thyself unweariedly till thou findest the highest thing thou art capable of doing, faculties and outward circumstances being both duly considered, and then do it."
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"Good maxims are the germs of all excellence."
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"There is no beauty unaided, no excellence that does not sink to the barbarous, unless saved by art."
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"If we are to keep our flock at the highest pitch of excellence, there should be as many unions of the best of both sexes, and as few of the inferior as possible, and that only the offspring of the better unions should be kept."
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"Real excellence, indeed, is most recognized when most openly looked into."
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"One's only security in life comes from doing something uncommonly well."
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"Human excellence means nothing Unless it works with the consent of God."
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"When I work, I work. I don't think about anything else. I just wanna get the work done. And I'm a perfectionist."
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"As far as I'm concerned, the sheriff's department has done an excellent job in Savoy. The department has responded to the needs of our citizens, so I don't want to mess with a system that is working well for us."
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"Your earning ability is largely determined by the perception of excellence, quality, and value that others have of you and what you do. The market only pays excellent rewards for excellent performance. It pays average rewards for average performance, and it pays below average rewards or unemployment for below average performance."
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"Cream rises. Excellence does have its rewards."
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"Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away."
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"Excellence or virtue in a man will be the disposition which renders him a good man and also which will cause him to perform his function well."
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"Then to Silvia let us sing that Silvia is excelling. She excels each mortal thing upon the dull earth dwelling."
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"The great roe is a mythological beast with the head of a lion and the body of a lion, though not the same lion."
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"To accomplish excellence or anything outstanding, you must listen to that whisper which is heard by you alone."
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"What is excellent, As God lives, is permanent; Hearts are dust, hearts' loves remain, Heart's love will meet thee again."
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"Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price."
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"A masterpiece is something said once and for all, stated, finished, so that it's there complete in the mind, if only at the back."
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