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He who drinks a tumbler of London water has literally in his stomach more animated beings than there are men, women, and…
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Take short views, hope for the best and trust in God.
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When I hear any man talk of an unalterable law, the only effect it produces on me is to convince me that…
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Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone…
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A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves…
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Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.
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Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession; do not run after distinctions and rewards;…
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Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow creatures love and respect.
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Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise is not…
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Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you…
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A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.
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Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life; let us swear eternal friendship.
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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes.
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Hope is a waking dream.
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At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.
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It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.
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Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least…
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Education is the best provision for old age.
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If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when…
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