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A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when it prevents the accomplishment of some cherished…
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I never had a piece of toast particularly long and wide, But fell upon the sanded floor, And always on the buttered…
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A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I hope, he…
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And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in respect to prose.
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A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no means to get it developed for the…
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As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his…
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For my part, I do not much believe in the predilections of boyhood.
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In all highly civilised communities Pretence is prominent, and sooner or later invades the regions of Literature.
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For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought by rights to be in preparation for…
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How large and varied is the educational bill of fare set before every young gentleman in Great Britain; and to judge by…
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One forgives the critic - perhaps - but never the good-natured friend.
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It is certain, indeed, that the sacred writers were apt to make great allowances for people with empty stomachs, and though I…
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Upon a life I did not live, upon a death I did not die; another's life, another's death, I stake my whole…
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True Godliness doesn't turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it, and excites their endeavors to…
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He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little.
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Sooner could a fish live upon a tree than the wicked in Paradise.
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Man cannot live upon words, however he may try.
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There are two distinct classes of men - those who pay taxes and those who receive and live upon taxes.
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Friendship needs to be rooted in respect, but love can live upon itself alone
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As our bodies live upon the earth and find sustenance in the fruits which it produces, so our minds feed on the…
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For true peace of mind we must acknowledge whatever fault we live upon, whatever time bomb ticks in our closet, and enjoy…
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A wrong attitude towards nature implies, somewhere, a wrong attitude towards God, and that the consequence is an inevitable doom. For a…
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For as nightingales do upon glow-worms feed, So poets live upon the living light.
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