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Bits of Ivory

“The little bit of ivory on which I work with so fine a brush, as produces little effect after much labour.” - Jane Austen

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What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson