And the poorest twig on the elm-tree was ridged inch deep with pearl. - James Russell Lowell

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You can be the best actor in the world, but if you don't have that one lucky moment, it kind of doesn't matter. There are a lot of amazing actors who will never get the chance to prove themselves because they won't have that one lucky moment.

James Russell Lowell

And the poorest twig on the elm-tree was ridged inch deep with pearl.

Deep, Inch, Pearls, Snow, Tree, Twig

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The only conclusive evidence of a man's sincerity is that he gives himself for a principle. Words, money, all things else, are comparatively easy to give away; but when a man makes a gift of his daily life and practice, it is plain that the truth, whatever it may be, has taken possession of him.

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Human nature has a much greater genius for sameness than for originality.

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What men call luck Is the prerogative of valiant souls, The fealty life pays its rightful kings.

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