War is a series of catastrophes which result in victory.

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"We are all naturally seekers of wonders. We travel far to see the majesty of old ruins, the venerable forms of the hoary mountains, great waterfalls, and galleries of art. And yet the world’s wonder is all around us; the wonder of setting suns, and evening stars, of the magic spring-time, the blossoming of the trees, the strange transformations of the moth."

- Albert Pike

Awareness

"Above all things let us never forget that mankind constitutes one great brotherhood; all born to encounter suffering and sorrow, and therefore bound to sympathize with each other."

- Albert Pike

Compassion

"What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal."

- Albert Pike

Service

"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal."

- Albert Pike

Contribution

""What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.""

- Albert Pike

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"The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck."

- Tony Robbins

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"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."

- Beverly Sills

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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."

- Aristotle

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"I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse."

- Florence Nightingale

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"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence."

- Vince Lombardi

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