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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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What can be said in New Year rhymes, That's not been said a thousand times? The new years come, the old years…
— Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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We rise by lifting others.
— Robert Green Ingersoll
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We rise in glory as we sink in pride.
— Andrew Young
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Our destiny is not determined by the number of times we stumble but by the number of times we rise up, dust…
— Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the influence of family the tyranny of culture;…
— John Burroughs
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There is no mode of action, no form of emotion, that we do not share with the lower animals. It is only…
— Oscar Wilde
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To business that we love we rise betime, and go to't with delight.
— William Shakespeare
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What we do does not define who we are. What defines us is how well we rise after falling
— Bob Hoskins
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In spite of everything that was done to me and my race, in spite of the adversity and the bitter moments, again…
— Maya Angelou
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When we sink, we become a revolutionary proletariat, the subordinate officers of all revolutionary parties; at the same time, when we rise,…
— Theodor Herzl
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Everything we are is anchored in our childhoods. The drama comes in how we deal with it. Are we slaves to our…
— Robert Crais
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As we rise higher in the understanding of ourselves, the national and racial dissonances will be forgotten in the universal rhythms of…
— Ruth St. Denis
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