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“Exceptional talent does not always win its reward unless favored by exceptional circumstances.”

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Life is such a very troublesome matter, when all is said and done, that it's as well even to take its blessings quietly.

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“And thus they form a perfect group; he walks back two or three paces, selects his point of sight, and begins to sketch a…

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“He was a square, pale-faced man of almost forty, and had the appearance of having outlived every emotion to which humanity is subject.”

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“What have you to do with hearts, except for dissection?”

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My intellect is a little way upon the wrong side of that narrow boundary-line between sanity and insanity.

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A priest can achieve great victories with an army of women at his command.

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A modern writer likens coquettes to those hunters who do not eat the game which they have successfully pursued.

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“You seem to have quite a taste for discussing these horrible subjects," she said, rather scornfully; "you ought to have been a detective police…

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Why, I can't help smiling at people, and speaking prettily to them. I know I'm no better than the rest of the world; but…

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“He forgot that love, which is a madness, and a scourge, and a fever, and a delusion, and a snare, is also a mystery,…

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Why is it so difficult to love wisely, so easy to love too well?

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How chronic is the unconcern of men and women of the world!

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I'm often moved by the circumstances around some of my characters, but I don't think I've actually cried watching myself.

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Jobs and money are never the primary cause of stress. Thinking, negative thinking causes stress. The real cause of all problems lie in our…

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Although under particular circumstances, the violence method - any method - can be justified, nevertheless once you commit violence, then counterviolence will be returned.

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Balance is the ability to be happy in the midst of the most chaotic or even boring or transient circumstance.

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Trust is about keeping commitments, but in many instances, circumstances change and organizations therefore shed commitments, things such as retiree medical benefits, pension obligations,…

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The fortunate circumstances of our lives are generally found, at last, to be of our own producing.

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My sister-in-law works for a group that supports orphanages in Cairo. She and her colleagues take care of children left behind by circumstances beyond…

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