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Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.
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It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
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I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like…
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We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they…
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We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.
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A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.
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Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
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Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a…
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Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.
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The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron,…
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Sharp men, like sharp needles, break easy, though they pierce quick.
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Any discrimination, like sharp turns in a road, becomes critical because of the tremendous speed at which we are traveling into the…
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Coffee falls into the stomach... ideas begin to move, things remembered arrive at full gallop... the shafts of wit start up like…
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Men like M. de Talleyrand are like sharp instruments with which it is dangerous to play.
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Movies are, like sharp sunlight, merciless; we do not imagine, we view.
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Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
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Kessa ran her fingers over her stomach. Flat. But was it flat enough? Not quite. She still had some way to go.…
— Steven Levenkron
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Sentences are like sharp nails, which force truth upon our memories.
— Denis Diderot
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